WAVERLY, Tenn. – Verna Arlene Greer, 87, passed away Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, at Humphreys County Care and Rehab, Waverly, Tenn. She was born March 7, 1938, on the family farm near Lyndon, Kan., the daughter of Eugene and Mildred (Duff) Nettleton.
Verna grew up in Lyndon, where she graduated from Lyndon High School in 1956. She had lived in Topeka, Kan., and Camden, Tenn., before moving back to Lyndon. She had just recently moved to Tennessee.
Verna worked as an upholsterer for several companies and for her own business.
Verna was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Mildred; her brother, Frank Nettleton; and two sisters, Dona Jones and Joanne Tipton.
Verna is survived by her three sons, Steven Eugene Johnson (Tamera) of New Johnsonville, Tenn., Michael Lynn Greer (Debbie), Paris, Tenn., and Timothy Scott Greer (Rebecca), Memphis, Tenn.; her twin sister, Lorraine (Al) Stevens, Lyndon; two grandchildren, Thomas (Hannah) Greer and Addy (Monty) Byars; and other relatives and friends.
Graveside funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at Lyndon Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to Helping Hands Humane Society, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Ave., Lyndon, KS 66451. Condolences can be left at feltnerfuneralhome.com.
