Kathryn Reed Green

Kathryn Reed Green, 90, of Asheville, died on Friday, August 21, 2015, at the CarePartners Solace Center. Mrs. Green was born on August 11, 1925, in Russellville, AL, to the late Cecil and Wayne Bowen Reed. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jack Franklin Green, who died in 1995; sister, Martha Reed Beall; brothers, Keith, Hugh and Don Reed; son-in-law, Jim Cefaloni; and special cousin, Bobby Bowen. Mrs. Green was a graduate of Russellville High School, where she was honored as Homecoming Queen. After moving to Asheville and raising her family, she retired from the National Climatic Center, where she worked for 28 years. She was an AVID University of Alabama football fan - ROLL TIDE!! She was also a longtime member of West Asheville Baptist Church. Mrs. Green is survived by her daughters, Kathy Drake (George), of Fairview, NC, and Jan Green, of Townville, SC; special niece, Kay Reed Cauthen, of Knoxville, TN; and other cousins, nieces and nephews. Mrs. Green's family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Monday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. A graveside service will immediately follow at Green Hills Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Stan Welch officiating. The family wishes to thank the Blue Ridge Premier Medicine doctors and nurses, especially Dr. Clay Ballantine, CarePartners Solace Center, and the Mission Hospital 3rd floor heart unit for their loving care. Donations may be made to the following charities in Mrs. Green's memory: American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Ct., Glen Allen, VA 23060, or to CarePartners, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.