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- Emmett Walter Greene, age 86, of Watauga, died on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. He was the son of the late James Roby and Nola Cook Greene and was born in Elk Park, NC. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Ronald Walter Greene; his first wife, Marion Johnson Greene; his second wife, Kathryn Houston Greene; three brothers, Dayton Greene; Floyd Greene and George Greene; and one sister, Nancy Greene Burton.
Mr. Greene was a retired postal worker and was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Roan Mountain where he served as a deacon. He was a United States Army veteran having served in World War II.
Survivors include one daughter, Barbara Allan, of the home; one step-daughter, Mardelle Gregg and her husband, Pete, of Johnson City; three grandchildren, Rebecca Corrigan of Newland, NC; Sarah Bonsall and her husband, John, of Orlando, FL; Susan Ayers and her husband, John, of Woodbridge, VA; five great-grandchildren; five sisters, Hazel Chambers of Roan Mountain; Lucy Guinn of Elizabethton; Ruth Webb of Piney Flats; Norma Jean Arnett of Roan Mountain; Mary Lou McKinney of North Carolina; five brothers, James Greene, Jr. of Indiana; Jake "Dallas" Greene of Roan Mountain; Dickie Greene of Roan Mountain; Steward Greene of Bloomingdale, MI and Harold Greene of North Carolina. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service for Mr. Green will be conducted on Saturday, March 24th at 7:00 PM in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton with Rev. Jerry Honeycutt officiating. Music will be under the direction of No Name But His. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 5:00 – 7:00 PM Saturday prior to the service and at the residence at other times.
The graveside service and interment will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 25th at the Hampton Cemetery in Roan Mountain. Active pallbearers will be Pete Gregg, Cameron Ayers, Mike Mills, Paul Smith, Jim Perkins, Tommy Shell and Johnny Palmer. Billy Corrigan will serve as honorary pallbearer.
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1925 - 2012 (86 years)
