This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0AC.2ACI/2614 Message Board Post: June 18, 1887 Decatur Daily Republican (Decatur, Illinois) Close of a Long Life Grandma Greene Passes Away This Morning at a Ripe Old Age Mrs. Myra Greene, familiarly known as Grandma Greene, who has been quietly waiting for the final summons, passed peacefully away at about 6 o'clock this (Saturday) morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Col. N. W. Tupper of West Eldorado street. Had she survived until next July, she would have been 92 years of age. She retained the use of all her faculties, except sight, up to her death and was fully prepared for the great change. She had been confined to her room since last fall. Grandma Greene was a noble woman who carried her heart in her face and was greatly beloved by all with whom she was acquainted. Myra Hickock was born in Hubbardton, Rutland county, Vermont, July 12, 1795, of pious parents. She was reared in St. Albans, Franklin county, Vt. In 1816 she gave her heart to the Lord and Savior, and united with the Congregational church in St. Albans. In 1826 she became the wife of Samuel Peck, of Malone, Franklin county, New York, where she made her home. Mr. Peck died in 1834, leaving two daughters, the only surviving child being Mrs. Lamira M. Tupper, of this city. In 1838 the deceased was married to Henry C. Greene, of Parishville, St. Lawrence county, N.Y. He died August 12, 1873, and in October of the same year Mrs. Greene came to Decatur to spend her declining years with her only daughter. The funeral will take place from the Presbyterian church at 4 o'clock Monday evening next. Friends who desire to view the remains can call at the residence up to the hour of the funeral, as the casket will not be opened at the church. June 21, 1887 Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois) Funeral of Grandma Greene The funeral of Grandma Greene took place yesterday afternoon at four o'clock from the Presbyterian church, which was well-filled with friends of the deceased. The services were conducted by Rev. W. H. Prestley, who preached an appropriate sermon. the remains were followed to Greenwood cemetery by a large number of people in carriages. The pall bearers were Messrs. W. E. Hubbard, W. R. Scruggs, D. H. Heilman, R. P. Lytle, John Lytle and J. E. Kinney.