Ronald Paul Greiner, 76, died on Aug. 18, 2024, at his home in Lampasas.
Memorial services will be held for family and friends at a later date. Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel has charge of arrangements.
Ron was born on Oct. 24, 1947, in Goose Creek, Texas, to Mearine Greiner and Vivian Gray Greiner.
He graduated from Liberty Hill High School, where he met Judy Bee Carlile and married her soon after on June 18, 1966. They began a family, and Rebecca Lynn was born in Corpus Christi. Rhonda Leigh was born in Victoria, and James Clayton was born in Lampasas, where Ron resided for most of the rest of his life.
During his marriage to Judy Bee, his professions included working for H.E. Butt, Dupont and American Van Lines as a truck driver. He also managed a commercial hog farm, was a Church of Christ preacher and a Walmart associate, among other things in his lifetime.
Together they enjoyed family time, spending vacations at the beach, the lake and river, bowling and watching each of their children excel in sports. Fishing was a huge part of his life as well as hunting, introducing his children to mini bike trails and tons of family trips. He was devastated at the loss of Judy Bee on March 14, 2004.
On Jan. 5, 2005, he married Katherine Jean Wilhelmson, whom he met in Lampasas. They enjoyed gardening, the outdoors in general, traveling to state parks and the ocean, as well as trips out of state.
Ron was employed by the Texas prison system which allowed him to spend time traveling. The loss of Katherine on July 20, 2021, affected him greatly. After her death, he retired from the state.
He spent many days on the lake with his nephew Raymond Roberts, enjoying visits from Sara Harriman and her family, and having breakfast with lifelong friend Jim Spivey, among others. He enjoyed taking his family out to eat and stopping by just to say hello whenever he could with family and friends, including those whom he kept in touch with after graduating from Liberty Hill and his many friends from the state prison system.
Ron was preceded in death by his parents; his grandmother-in-law, Winnie O'Hair Hammond; his aunts and uncles; his wife, Judy Bee Greiner; his sister, Rena Faye McDonald; brother-in-law, Rob Roberts; great-nephew, Justin Roberts; great nephew-in-law, Dale Hull; brother-in-law, Carlton Lackey; and his wife, Katherine Jean Greiner.
Survivors include his daughter, Rebecca Lynn Bolinger, and her granddaughters Lucy Greiner and Everly Greiner; her son, Jared Greiner, and his family: Jennifer Greiner, Kael Greiner; her son Ty Beasley and wife Teresa and their family: Tristan Beasley, Ty Beasley, Gabriel Beasley, Araceli Hernandez, Justin Hernandez, Ximena Hernandez, and Sophia Hernandez, Bailey Bolinger and her fiance, Ty Sears; his daughter, Rhonda Leigh Cockrell and her son, Colton Cockrell and his wife Bailey and their family: Briella and Cash, son, Kobie Cockrell, and son Seth Cockrell; his son, James "Clay" Greiner and his wife Kathy and their family: Cooper Greiner and fiance Megan Caddies, Amanda and Chris Renshaw and family: Hadley, Bobby, Carley-Etta and Christopher, Asheley Littleton and family, Teighlor and Z, Mark and Heather Whiteley and their daughter, Alaina, and the family of Traci Lemley: Destiny, Cline, Cecillia Lemley, Rose Thomas, Olivia Aimone, Sonny Thomas, Nicholas Valdez, Jr, and Gabriel Valdez; his brother, Mark Greiner and his wife Teri and their family: Corey Greiner and wife Emily and their family: Kari and Braxton, Bodie Greiner; his sister-in-law, Carolyn Lackey and her companion Darrell Conway; his nephew, Raymond Roberts and his wife Diane and their family: Kalyn Hull, Brodie Taylor, Grayson Hull and Dale Hull Jr., Kaci Roberts and family: Shane Carpenter and Bryson Carroll, Carley Roberts and nephew, David and his wife Donna Roberts.
The family requested memorial donations be made to the Naruna Cemetery Association, Attn: Betty Skinner, 1908 Yellowstone Dr., Lampasas, TX 76550.
