Mr. Donald H. Greenwell
(October 11, 1926 - May 18, 2011)

Mr. Donald H. Greenwell, age 84, passed away on May 18, 2011. He was born on October 11, 1926, the youngest son of Julia Dunham Greenwell and Owen W. Greenwell. He was a lifelong resident of Huntington, graduating from Huntington High School and The University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy in 1951. He enlisted at age 17 in the United States Navy in order to serve his country during World War II. He was co-owner and proprieter of The Boggess Drug Store where he served the people of Huntington and the Tri-State area with kindness and compassion for almost 45 years prior to his retirement.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Richard T. Greenwell and Owen Clay Greenwell, and his wife of 53 years, Perla Mae Walden Greenwell. He is survived by his two daughters, Jill Greenwell Geoghegan of Lexington, KY, her husband, Keith , and Susan Greenwell Geoghegan of West Chester, Ohio, her husband Mark, and his two grandchildren, Brian and Mallory Geoghegan also of West Chester. Also surviving are two sisters-in-law, Geneva Adams and Betty Greenwell, both of Huntington, and several nieces and nephews. He is also survived by a special friend, Delores Nixon of Lavalette.

Funeral services will be conducted at Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. by The Reverend Todd Godby. Interment will follow in Woodmere Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday evening, May 20, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Don will be remembered fondly for many reasons but most especially for being a loving, patient, and devoted husband, father, and grandfather.