Mitchell County NcArchives Obituaries.....Greene, John January 8, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Julia Williams Kodak Jkodak@aol.com January 23, 2008, 8:27 am Mitchell News-Journal 1/16/2008 JOHN GREENE NEWTON - John Greene, 87, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008 at Palliative Care Center and Hospice of Catawba Valley. Born in Mitchell County, he was the son of the late William N. Greene and the late Bessie Norman Greene. He was also preceded in death by a son, Wayne P. Greene; a daughter, Debbie Greene Kiker; two brothers; and a sister. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army, and a member of First Baptist Church in Claremont since 1959. Survivors include his wife, Marie Thomas Greene of the home; a daughter, Linda Smith of Newton; a sister, Marie Wilson of Bakersville; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday at Burke Mortuary Chapel in Newton. The Rev. Jason Guyer officiated. Burial followed in Conover City Cemetery with military rites performed by American Legion Post 16. The family received friends from 10 a.m. until the service hour Friday at the funeral home. Memorial donationss may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 489, Claremont, NC 28610. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mitchell/obits/g/greene1410gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb