ROLLING FORK — Funeral services for Myrtis Burnett Greer, 91, of Anguilla, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2012, at the Anguilla United Methodist Church in Anguilla. She died April 11, 2012, at Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital. Burial will follow at Golden Link Cemetery in Anguilla. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 tonight, April 13, 2012, at Glenwood Funeral Home in Rolling Fork. The Rev. Ron Gomillion will officiate.

Myrtis Margaret Burnett Greer was born in Hollandale, Miss., on Jan. 30, 1921, the second child of Thomas Charles and Willie Mae Burnett. She was a member of a lifelong group of girlfriends called the Indian Club that had reunions for over six decades. In 1947, she met and married Hilton Thomas Greer after his discharge from World War II service. Myrtis lived in Anguilla for nearly 65 years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Hilton T. Greer Sr.; her sister, Mary Elizabeth Rice of Atlanta, Ga.; and her brother, T.C. Burnett Jr. of Hollandale.

She is survived by her sons, Hilton “Tom” Thomas Greer Jr. of Seattle, Wash., and Grover Fields Greer (Martha Jane) of Anguilla; and her grandchildren, Grover Fields Greer Jr. (Amy Land) of Vestavia Hills, Ala., and Jonathan Thomas Greer of Anguilla. She also had two great-grandchildren, Margaret Harris Greer and Hilton Roberts Greer of Vestavia Hills.

Mrs. Greer was involved in several Garden Clubs on the local and state levels, was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, was in charge of the operation of the Golden Link Cemetery and was a member of the Anguilla United Methodist Church. She was a devoted wife who attended countless Mississippi State University football games over her 42 years of marriage. Her home was always filled with flowers and good food. She was a true Southern lady who enjoyed entertaining friends. She especially loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The family is grateful to her visitors, her caregivers, the nurses and staff of the Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital along with the caring concern of Dr. Dan Jackson and Dr. Michael Baker.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks memorial gifts be made to the Anguilla United Methodist Church or Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital.

Pallbearers will be Tommy Ewing, Carlo Caselli, Jackie Martin, Bobby Hodnett, Bubba Cooper, Murphy Jones and David Ewing.

Honorary pallbearers will be Phil Kline, Marlin Richardson, Treves Cooper, Jimmy Nicholson, Homer Greer, Mike Greer, Chuck Rice, Roman Rice, Tim Burnett, Bob Burnett, Dr. Dan Jackson and Dr. Michael Baker.