Darrell J. Greene

Darrell, J. Greene, age 81, of 1684 Draft Road, Butler, Tennessee passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009 at Mountain Home VA Center following a brief illness. He was born March 14, 1927 in Bakersville, NC. Darrell was a member of Sugar Grove Baptist Church, Chairman of the Deacon Board, choir director, and he sang soprano for the Sugar Grove Quartet for 40 years. He was an Army veteran and retired from Burlington Industries in 1986. He was a farmer and loved gardening.

 

Darrell was preceded in death by his parents Charles S. Greene and Tina Dugger Greene. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Ola Mae Greene; one daughter: Lois Greene and husband Kenneth of Vilas, NC; one son: Arthur Greene and wife Daphne; and one grandson: Timothy Greene and wife Laura, all of Butler, TN; three brothers: John David Greene and wife Betty Lou; Roy Greene and Bobby Greene; and one sister, Loetta Bright, all of Butler, TN. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

 

Funeral services for Darrell J. Greene will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday,      January 25, 2009 from Sugar Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Ray Greene, Rev. Doug Ranshaw and Rev. Ray Sorrels officiating. Music will be provided by Sugar Grove Choir and Willow Valley Choir. Graveside service and interment will follow from Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Deacons of Sugar Grove Baptist Church, Earl Dugger, and nephews David Greene and Dennis Greene. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 24, 2009 from the Charles B. Hux Memorial Chapel of Hux-Lipford Funeral Home.

 

Friends may call at the residence, 1684 Draft Road, Butler, Tennessee at any time.

 

Online condolences may be sent to the family and viewed through our website at www.hux-lipford.com

 

Arrangements for the Darrell J. Greene family are in the care of Hux-Lipford Funeral Home