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Judy Leonard Greeson Obituary
December 19, 1948 - June 28, 2025
Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Judy Kay Leonard Greeson, 76, of Chapel Hill, passed away on June 28, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at Duke University Hospital.
She was born in Lexington, N.C., daughter of the late Ray Franklin Leonard and Catherine Sloop Leonard. She grew up on her family's working farm in Welcome, N.C., came first in her class at North Davidson High School, and graduated as a Reynolds Scholar from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Married to the love of her life, Bill, from 1971 to his tragic death in 2014, she spectacularly mothered her two daughters and ran an immaculate and healthy home in the Matthews-Mint Hill suburbs of Charlotte, while also teaching two generations of students to read in her kindergarten classroom at Philadelphia Presbyterian Church. Since relocating to Chapel Hill in 2014, she has been happily devoted to her family there.
Left to treasure her memory are her beloved daughters, Jennifer Greeson (Dade Van Der Werf) of Charlottesville, Va. and Jill Greeson of Chapel Hill; her dear brothers, Jim Leonard of New Holland, Pa. and Ted Leonard of Wirtz, Va., and sister, Beth Edwards of Indian Trail, N.C.; and her cherished grandchildren, Sevele and William Van Der Werf, and Madeleine, Constance, and Minerva Greeson Shoffner. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Roy William Greeson, Jr.
Judy's remarkable determination, energy, commitment, and wit enriched the lives of all who encountered her.
The memorial service will be held Saturday, July 12, at 10:30 a.m. at University United Methodist Church, 150 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill. The family will receive visitors at the church immediately following the service.
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