Sally R. Green

Sally R. Green, Lynchburg, Virginia – Passed away peacefully at home on May 5, 2025 at age 96. Predeceased by her husband Ned, her parents Howard and Caroline Reineman, and her siblings Howard, Bill, and Carol Reese. She is survived by her children Newton B. Green II (Pam), Carolyn (David) Backus, and Elizabeth (Jim) Eaton; 7 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Lori Reineman; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Sally graduated from Miss Hall’s School, Briarcliff Junior College, and Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in interior design.

She enjoyed over 60 years of volunteer work with inner city youth, Planned Parenthood, Third Presbyterian Church, the Chatterbox Club, and others. She also enjoyed working with customers in an interior design business she started and doing artistic display work in many forms for different organizations.

Sally and her husband Ned loved travelling throughout North America in their small RV and learning about history and culture through elder hostel programs and reading books. She has many happy memories of Ned and her wonderful family and friends.

Two memorial services for Sally will be held, with the first service on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 2:00 pm at Forest Presbyterian Church in Forest, VA with Rev. Beth Broschart officiating. In addition to the service in Virginia, a second memorial service will be held at Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, NY on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 2:00 PM with Rev. Rebecca Segers officiating. Interment will be private following the memorial service in Rochester at White Haven Memorial Park in Pittsford, NY.

Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg is assisting the family.