Teena Schmidt Green's Obituary
Teena Schmidt Green, of Piperton, TN, gently passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at the age of 66, after a heroic battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her father, RuAllen Louis Schmidt. She is survived by her mother Mary Esther Milam of Counce, TN, by her loving husband of 37 years, Jonathan J. Green of Piperton, TN, by her brother Rudy L. Schmidt of Germantown, TN, by her daughter Michelle Nicole Murphree of Collierville, TN, and her fiance’ Craig M. Pownall of Auckland, New Zealand, by her son, Adam J. Green and his wife, Emily of Athens, TN; By her 5 grandchildren who adored Grammy and whom she adored as well, Gracyn, Will, Jacob Lacy of Collierville, TN and Lauren and Brayden Green of Athens, TN. Teena was a 1969 graduate of Overton High School. She was a charter member of East Win Christian Church where she was the deeply loved church secretary for 30 years. Friends will be received at Memorial Park Funeral Home on Friday, June 16, from 6-8 p.m., and on Saturday, June 17 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Her service will follow in the Riverside Chapel at Memorial Park at 10:30 a.m. Teena will be deeply missed by all who knew her and loved her. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Teena Green Scholarship Fund at Johnson University, 7900 Johnson Dr, Knoxville, TN 37998 or East Win Christian Church, 4350 Hacks Cross Rd, Memphis, TN 38125. The services have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave., Memphis TN 38119 (901) 767-8930. “Celebrating Life….Behind the Stone Wall.”
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