THOMSON, Ga.- Mr. Billy Greene, 71, beloved husband of Mrs. Faye Greene, died Thursday, October 21, 2004, in Columbia, S.C.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 24, 2004 in the Thomson First Baptist Church with Dr. Jim Ramsey officiating. Burial was in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Greene was a native of McDuffie County. He was retired from the Transportation Department of the McDuffie County Board of Education. He was retired from the Georgia National Guard. He was a member of the Thomson First Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Leroy Sunday School Class. He was also a devoted R.A. leader for many years. He was preceded in death by his son, Rev. Rick Greene and his brother, Mr. Douglas Greene.
He is survived by his wife, Faye Greene, Thomson; his daughter, Kim Grant, Columbia, S.C.; his son, Nat Greene, Benton, Tenn.; a daughter-in-law, Jeannie Greene Smith, Grayson, Ga.; a sister, Gwen Smith, Thomson; a brother, Marion (Jenna) Greene, Thomson; and two granddaughters, Kelly Greene and Courtney Greene, both of Grayson; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Michael Greene, Mark Greene, Doug Smith, Chad Smith, Otis Harrison, and Britt Hammond.
Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association or the Thomson First Baptist Church Capital Campaign.