Scott Pelfry Greene, age 60, of Sandy Springs, died June 29, 2007 following a long struggle with multiple sclerosis. Scott’s strong will to live and positive attitude were an inspiration to family and friends. She grew up in Atlanta and was a 1964 graduate of Sandy Springs High School and a 1969 graduate of Georgia State University.
She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Luke Greene; daughter, Mary Reed Durkin and her husband, John of Birmingham, AL; son, Will Greene of Atlanta; mother, Mary Earle Pelfry of Sandy Springs; father, Reed Pelfry and his wife, Peggy of Toccoa; sister, Anne Berryman and her husband, Bill of Athens; grandchildren, William Reilly Durkin and Edward Dobbs Durkin.
Funeral services will be held Monday, July 2, 2007 at 2 PM at Sandy Springs Chapel. Rev. Tyler Dixon, officiating. Interment Arlington Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Multiple Sclerosis Center of Atlanta, The Palisades Building, 3200 Downwood Cir., Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30327. The family will receive friends Sunday from 4 PM until 7 PM at Sandy Springs Chapel, 136 Mt. Vernon Hwy., Sandy Springs. (link1)
The paper said very nicely and succinctly what many will struggle with for years – Scott is gone. She was a wonderful friend and mother, and she fought her disease with every part of her for three decades; refusing to let it drive her life.
But it did take from her. When I met Scott, she was walking and feeding herself; she could hold and talk on the phone. Over the last ten years, she has gotten progressively worse, and for the last two or so was bed-ridden, and dealt with numerous complications. I would like to remember her as she was at our wedding, dancing with her husband.
She was in the ICU for the last week, fighting two infections, anemia and pneumonia. The night she died, her entire family gathered in her room, and more or less had a party. We talked, we mourned, we laughed and we prayed.
Cliches abound in my head – but there really aren’t words: We will miss you, We love you. We will not forget you.
More pictures of Scott | Slideshow
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has online guestbooks for the obituary entries – this one is Scott’s. It will be online for one year; sometime before then I’ll save a copy of it here. [↩]
This is your long-lost friend Lara Kosolapoff here. I just wanted to write to say how very sad I was to read this post about Mary Reed’s mother. I did not know Scott at all but in the brief time that I got to know Mary Reed, it was obvious that she was obvious that she was the daughter of two gregarious, fun-loving parents. (I remember those dinners at Mandarin House where I would laugh so hard my stomach hurt.) I love to read your site and I know that you are expecting another baby this month. It was such a shock to see this post instead of happy news about a new life. But that will come. I love the picture you posted of Scott and Luke, dancing and celebrating –what a beautiful memory! You and the entire Greene family are in my thoughts.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I only met her one time–1999 when I was in town for Penick’s wedding. She was delightful and just seemed like a wonderful person.