Mary Price passed away peacefully on January 15 at age 85. She was born Mary Jane Neal on July 22, 1936 to Francis and Margaret Neal and was raised in Lexington Illinois. She was preceded in death by her second daughter, Joni Greene Adreon, and her husband Jim Price.

She married Dick Greene in 1953, and together they raised 4 daughters there. She was a full-time mom until the early 70’s, when she opened her first business, a children’s clothing store in Lexington, which later was moved to a larger space in Normal. She was divorced in the mid70’s and relocated to Florida, where she eventually reestablished her business in Cape Coral. She met Jim Price and they were married in 1989. They moved to Brevard NC in the early 90s, where Mary worked for as Volunteer Coordinator at SAFE’s Attic, a thrift store that provided funding for domestic violence assistance. She retired after 15 years of service. She passed away after several years of declining health.

Mary is survived by three daughters, Cindy Greene Gordon and Melissa Greene, both of NC, and Shelli Greene Sample (Bill) of Florida. She also leaves behind 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great grandson; as well as her three sisters, Phyllis Brown, Evelyn Homan and Janette Neal. She also leaves behind special friends Alan and Claudia Perkinson, with whom she shared decades of laughter and good memories, and Bruce Szelewa, her “son from another mother”, who could always cheer her up with silliness! We will all miss her and are grateful for the good memories we shared with her over the years.

Mary loved travel, especially the beach, and vacationing with her children and their families, and she never stopped loving to laugh!

Thank you to the staff of The Landings of Mills River for all their kindness and care in the final few years of her life.