Ms. Modena was born in DePue, Illinois to James Francis Harmon and Velma Dean Harmon. Her family moved to Greeneville after the death of her father when she was six.
She retired from George C. Moore Company, Fulflex and Food City Floral Department on the Snapps Ferry Road. She had many friends and fond memories from working at those places. She loved being with family and friends and going to play bingo. Also, she enjoyed going to the Roby Center and participating in the activities there before she became disabled.
She was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church of Greeneville where she was active in WMU and other church activities as long as her health permitted.
Survivors include her daughter: Cheryl King Richards and husband, Henry; her son, Eddie King; grandchildren: Rebecca Breeden Griffin, Rachel Breeden Miller and husband, Gerry, and Jessica King; great-grandchildren: Ava and Aniston Miller and London and Lochlan Griffin; and several nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind her beloved cat Morris, who was her constant companion until she moved to Durham-Hensley Care Facility.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her step-father, Campbell Grant, her brother, Ray Harmon, a step-brother, Lowell Grant, and two sisters, Wanda Briddick and Lorene West.
Visitation will be at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home 1 – 3 pm and 5 – 7 pm Tuesday.
The funeral service will follow at 7pm with Pastor Paul Garritt of Calvary Baptist Church officiating.
Interment will be at 12 noon on Wednesday in GreeneLawn Memory Gardens. Family and friends are asked to meet at 11:15 am Wednesday at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery for the committal service.
Pallbearers will be Eddie King, Henry Richards, Gerry Miller, Eddie Jimenez, and family and friends.
A special thank you to the nurses and staff at Durham-Hensley Nursing Home, who cared for her during her battle with Parkinson’s Disease; her physician, Kevin Toppenberg; and Caris Hospice.
