Freestone County, Texas
Obits


Jacksonville Daily Progress newspaper

Karl Devoe Greene

Services for Karl Devoe Greene, 95, of Rusk, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 
24, 2006, at First Baptist Church of Rusk, with the Rev. Lee Welch and the Rev. 
Jim Goforth officiating. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at 
Driver Cemetery in Teague, under the direction of Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home 
of Rusk.

Mr. Greene died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006, at his residence. He was born Dec. 18, 
1910, in Teague. He was a resident of Rusk for 29 years, of Houston for 40 
years, and of Teague 26 years. He was a member, deacon and Sunday school 
teacher at First Baptist Church in Rusk. He was also a charter member of 
Cloverleaf Baptist Church in Houston, where he was a deacon and served in other 
offices. Mr. Greene owned and operated Greene’s Hardware and Variety Store in 
Houston for 26 years before his retirement in 1975.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Rosa Greene, and two 
brothers, Paul and Donnie Greene.

Survivors include his wife of 72 years, Clara Greene of Rusk; daughter and son-
in-law, Nancy and JoEd Anderson of Rusk; son and daughter-in-law, Steve and 
Mary Greene of Rusk; grandson, Danny Anderson and wife Kimberly of Lawrence, 
Kansas; grandson, Craig Anderson and wife Kim of Phoenix, Arizona; 
granddaughter, Karla Thrash and husband Bobby of Rusk; grandson, Chad Greene 
and wife Tammy of Rusk; great-granddaughters, Lauren and Greta Anderson of 
Phoenix; great-grandson and great-granddaughter, Charles Guard and Julia Guard 
of Lawrence; great-granddaughter, Erin Thrash of Rusk; great-grandson, Trey 
Thrash of Rusk; great-granddaughter, Kelsey Greene of Rusk; and great-grandson, 
Colton Greene.

Pallbearers will be Danny Anderson, Craig Anderson, Chad Greene, Bobby Thrash, 
Kenneth Curtis and Norman Curtis.

Honorary pallbearers are the Brotherhood Sunday School Class and deacons of 
First Baptist Church of Rusk.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at the funeral home.