Mrs. Gaynor Greenage
Passed 11/16/2020
Gaynor Waters Greenage, 89, of Stone Mountain, Georgia died peacefully on November 16, 2020. A Maryland native, Gaynor was a graduate of Morgan State University and Penn State University (Cum Laude). She taught in the public schools of Denton, Maryland for 34 years. Morgan State University cited her as a Civil Rights Pioneer and awarded her Honorary Doctor of Laws. After retiring, Gaynor and her husband, Robert F. Greenage, Sr. moved to the Atlanta area and became active members of St. Philip A.M.E. Church and its Seniors and Retirees Ministry. (Robert Greenage, Sr. died in 2010.) Gaynor Greenage was a member of the Decatur Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She had travelled internationally to 33 countries. Gaynor Greenage had been an active member of her Hidden Hills Civic Association and carried the Olympic Torch in 1996. Those who cherish her memory include: her sons, Robert F. Greenage, Jr. and Derrick Kevin Greenage; daughter, Audrey Greenage Perry; grandchildren, Marquia Greenage, Johnathan Greenage, Ashley Perry, Brandon Perry and E'lon Sanders. The date and time for Gaynor’s final rites and interment at Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery, Hurlock, Maryland will be announced shortly.