Nelda Greene

Lenoir – Nelda Gragg Greene, age 80, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at her residence in Hamptonville, NC. She was born in Avery County on October 4, 1941 to the late Windom Gragg and Vinie Coffey Gragg. She was married to Reverend Jimmy Mahan of the residence. She was a loving Pastor’s wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to everyone she met. Nelda loved the Lord and spent her life mentoring many of God’s people. She enjoyed singing, playing the piano and worshipping the Lord. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her former husband, Reverend Jimmy Jerome Greene; sisters, Omie Coffey and Thelma Caldwell. Other than her husband, Nelda is survived by her son, Ricky Greene and wife, Cindy; daughter, Debbie Dishman and husband, Richard; sisters, Ruth Houston; Ruby Crisp; Carolyn Poteat; Janice Smith; Mildred Ivey; brother, Gene Gragg and wife, Stella grandchildren, Jacob Greene and wife, Janit; Karlos Hendren and wife, Stella; Eden Greene; Ellie Jolley and husband, Ethan; Joseph Hamilton; Homer Hamilton; April Hamilton; Amelia Byerly; great-grandchildren, Mark Greene; Cassandra Greene and Sawyer Jolley; Emma Hamilton; Jala Shatley; Eli Shatley; Hezekiah Hamilton; Gabriel Hamilton; Serenity Hamilton; Nehemiah Hamilton; Autumn Hamilton; Wyatt Byerly; McKayla Hamilton; and numerous other family members. A celebration of Nelda’s life will be held at Cornerstone Covenant Church, 3015 Hefner Place, Hudson, on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 2:00 PM with Pastor’s Danny Honeycutt, Matt Moody, Brian Gragg and Freddie Stapleton officiating. Interment will immediately follow the service at East Hudson Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jacob Greene, Karlos Hendren, Richard Dishman, Ethan Jolley, Todd Smith, Sam Durmire and Gary Greene. Facemasks are optional.