Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthOct 17, 1935, Alamance County, North Carolina134, BTH- -GREESON, RICHARD,470, Richard Greeson
DeathMar 14, 2022, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana470, Richard Greeson
BurialCremated470, Richard Greeson
FlagsUS Army Reserve
FatherCharles Egbert GREESON Sr. (1893-1952)
MotherEdith Howell TRUITT (1900-1983)
Obituary Online notes for Richard GREESON
OBITUARY

Richard Greeson, of Noblesville, passed away Monday, March 14, 2022, at his home. He was born the youngest of eight children on October 17, 1935 in Burlington, North Carolina.

The family lived there until Richard was about 12 years old when they moved to Cocoa, Florida on the Indian River. It was there that Richard played basketball and football, finished High School, was in the Army Reserves, and became a Christian at a tent meeting.

When Richard was 16, his Dad died as a result of a car wreck. Around age 20 he decided to study to be a preacher at Florida Christian College in Temple Terrace Florida where he met and married Faye Durham at the conclusion of their first year at the college. Richard and Faye had four children, ( Wayne, Linda, Annette and Sherry)by 1964, They lived the life of moving between small churches of Christ every 3-4 years. They lived in many states including: Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia, Illinois, Ohio and Mississippi.

In 2005 they were living in Meridian, Mississippi and Faye died at the age of 67. Richard moved soon afterward to Indiana to be close to three of his children. After arriving in Indiana, Richard met and married DonnaBell Widmoyer. Richard and Donna have loved their life together. They have enjoyed travel to Hawaii, the Caribbean, Florida, Ireland, Spain, and many states. They have entertained family and friends often with great food and enjoyable times.

Richard is survived by his wife, his children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and one brother. He was preceded in death by his parents and six siblings.

Visitation will be from 10 AM to 12PM with services at Noon at Randall and Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 at Westfield Road, in Noblesville. Evangelist Lanny Smith and Minister Wayne Greeson will officiate. 470, Richard Greeson

=====================

Richard Greeson
October 17, 1935 — March 14, 2022

Funeral Service
Randall & Roberts Funeral Center
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Starts at 12:00 pm

Richard Greeson, 86, of Noblesville, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022 at his home.  He was born the youngest of eight children on October 17, 1935 in Burlington, North Carolina.

The family lived there until Richard was about 12 years old when they moved to Cocoa, Florida on the Indian River.  It was there that Richard played both basketball and football, finished High School, was in the Army Reserves, and became a Christian at a tent meeting.

When Richard was 16, his Dad died as a result of a car wreck. Around age 20 he decided to study to be a preacher at Florida Christian College in Temple Terrace, Florida where he met and married Faye Durham at the conclusion of their first year at the college. Richard and Faye had 4 children (Wayne, Linda, Annette and Sherry) by 1964. They lived the life of moving between small churches of Christ every 3-4 years. They lived in many states including: Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia, Illinois, Ohio and Mississippi.

In 2005, Richard and Faye were living in Meridian, Mississippi and Faye died at the age of 67. Richard moved soon afterwards to Indiana closer to 3 of his children. After arriving in Indiana, Richard met and married DonnaBell Widmoyer. Donna and Richard have loved their life together. They have enjoyed travel to Hawaii, the Caribbean, Florida, Ireland, Spain, and many states. They have entertained family and friends often with great food and enjoyable times.
Richard is survived by his wife, DonnaBell Greeson; children, Wayne (Chris), Linda (John), Annette (Ron) and Sherry (Darrell); 25 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and his brother, Ralph.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Egbert Greeson and Edith Howell Truitt; and his siblings, Ruby, Troy Lee, Evelyn, Alton, Egbert, and Robert.

Visitation will be from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, with services at Noon, on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Randall & Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Road, in Noblesville.  Evangelist Lanny Smith and Minister Wayne Greeson will officiate.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Fishers Church of Christ, 10082 E 126th St, Fishers, IN 46038.
Condolences:  www.randallroberts.com

https://www.randallroberts.com/obituaries/richard-greeson 730, Richard Greeson
Last Modified Aug 20, 2025Created Aug 31, 2025 using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Aug 31, 2025 by Terry M. Whitesell

© WhitesellSomers.com

"This information is provided for the free use of those engaged in non-commercial genealogical research. Any commercial use is prohibited."