Rena Glenn Yount Dyer

Rena Glenn Yount Dyer, 92, of Morganton, NC died Monday, September 12, 2016.  Born in Richmond, VA on February 23, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Glenn O. Yount and Mary May Yount.  Mrs. Dyer was a 1946 graduate of Berea College in Berea, KY.  Following her graduation, she married Dr. John Dyer of Petersburg, WV.  After being a military couple and working in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Texas, Mississippi, and Missouri, they settled in Rochester, MN, where her husband was on the staff of the Mayo Clinic.

Rena was a faithful member of First Presbyterian Church in Rochester where she served as a deacon, taught Sunday school, and was President of the Women’s Association.  She was an active member and officer of the Alice Mayo Society, and she was active in the Rochester Figure Skating Club and the Eastwood Women’s Golf Club.  In 2009, the couple moved to Morganton, NC to be near family.

Rena is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Kath and her husband, Dr. Philip Kath, of Morganton; a son, David Dyer and his wife, Nina, of Vila Velha, Brazil; a grandson, John Dyer and his wife, Priscilla, of Vila Velha; granddaughters, Lydia Dyer of Newcastle, United Kingdom and Katie Boyd and her husband, Malcolm, of Winston-Salem, NC; and a sister, Betty Gregory of Southern Pines, NC.

A memorial service will be held in the chapel at Grace Ridge Retirement Center at 10 a.m., Monday, September 19, 2016.  A private family burial will be held at Burke Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Burke United Christian Ministries, 305 W Union St. # B, Morganton, NC 28655.

Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements.