Aledo mourning the loss of civic leader Ethel “Tommy” Greer. She died Wednesday at Brookstone of Aledo at the age of 103. Ila Bertrand served on the Aledo City Council with Greer and says her one-time colleague lived a full, rewarding life.
Greer served on the Aledo City Council for 24 years. She was the first female president of the Aledo Merchant Organization, which became the Aledo Chamber of Commerce, and was active in several community organizations, including the Mercer County Senior Center, Mercer County Recycling Board and Mercer County Crime Stoppers Board. Greer was also a well-known Aledo businesswoman back in the day. She worked at the former Ben Franklin variety store, then Bjorkman’s Paint Store, and finally for 42 years at Brown Lynch Scott, a hardware store that later became Martha Brown Limited, a women’s clothing store. She was the first female manager at Brown Lynch Scott.