Larry Greer

Larry Greer Larry Gene Greer, 88, of Narrows, VA, died Friday, January 10, 2025, at home
with his sons by his side. He was born in Welch, WV on August 5, 1936, and was
the son of the late Robert Millard and Zilla Duncan Greer. Mr. Greer was a 1955
graduate of Welch High School and received a BS in Education (1959) from
Concord College in Athens, WV, where he was a member of the football,
basketball, and track teams. He obtained a MS in Education (1964) from West
Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. His teaching career spanned a total of 57
years: 1959-1963 Davy Junior High School, Davy, WV; 1963-1964 at Groveport-
Madison High School, Columbus, OH. In 1964, his best friend and college
teammate, Bob Price, asked Mr. Greer to join him at Narrows High School,
Narrows, VA. He spent the remaining 52 years teaching and coaching in the Giles
County (VA) public school system. Mr. Greer was also a beloved football,
basketball, and track coach. He was inducted into the Narrows High School Hall of
Fame in 2012. Mr. Greer retired in 2016 and enjoyed attending Virginia Tech
football/basketball games as well as spending recreational and family time with his
sons and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis (Blevins),
in 1999. He is survived by his sons, Millard Greer and his wife, Cathy, of
Middletown, DE, Richard Greer and his wife, Debbie, of Elliston, VA; three
grandchildren, Meagan Miller of Middletown, DE, Hannah Greer of Pittsburgh,
PA, and Kess Greer of Elliston, VA; three great-grandchildren (Haizley, Sophia,
and Hunter); and third son by proxy, Eric Thwaites, of Pearisburg, VA. The family
will receive friends at Givens-Riffe Funeral Home in Narrows on Saturday,
January 18, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. followed by a funeral service and
burial at Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, VA.
The family wishes to express their appreciation for the friendship, compassion and
assistance shown by friend and neighbor, Eugene Evans, during Mr. Greer’s later
years.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Narrows High School
Athletic Foundation, PO Box 114, Narrows, VA 24124.

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