Spc. Fred Z. Greene, age 29, of Mountain City, Tennessee, was currently stationed at Fort Hood Army Base, Texas, lost his life tragically on Thursday, November 5, 2009 from injuries sustained at the U. S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas.
Fred was a member of Bakers Gap Baptist Church. He enjoyed reading and playing Dungeons and Dragons video games. Fred had earned the rank of Specialist E-4 while in the United States Army. His Military Occupational Specialty was a Combat Engineer.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Floyd and Phyllis Stanton, Heaton; One brother, Seth Dean Greene.
Survivors include: his wonderful and loving wife, Cristie Wilson Greene; two beautiful daughters, Haley and Allison Greene; his brother, Shane Greene, of Mountain City, TN; his parents, Robert and Karen Heaton Nourse and his cousin Jessie Ray Heaton who was like a brother to him, all of Johnson City, TN; his paternal grandparents, Howard and Judy Nourse, Grand Rapids, MI; four aunts, Daphne Greene and husband Arthur, Kathy Heaton, Samantha Heaton and her partner, Dr. Mary Ellen Cox, all of Johnson City, Tennessee, Gail Hamby and husband Oscar, of Kenton, Ohio; Father-in-law and Mother-in-law, Harold and Edith Wilson of Mountain City, TN; and all of his military comrades.
A private funeral service for Spc. Fred Greene will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 from the Charles B. Hux Memorial Chapel of the Hux~Lipford~Teague Funeral Home with Chaplain Major David Oberdieck to officiate.
A public visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 following the private funeral service in the Charles B. Hux Memorial Chapel of the Hux~Lipford~Teague Funeral Home.
Full military honors will be conducted at the public graveside service, Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Bakers Gap Baptist Church Cemetery.
The funeral procession will be leaving the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. the morning of the graveside service. Those wishing to follow are asked to assemble at the funeral home beginning at 8 a.m.
Active pallbearers will be provided by the United States Army. Honorary pallbearers will be the Johnson County Honor Guard, Jessie Heaton, Sean Bergeron, Nathaniel Wilson, Mitch Snyder, Daniel Snyder, Justin Cornett, Eddie Dyson, Everette Cornett, Jason Stanton, David Taylor, and Kevin Curd.
The family will also receive friends and/or condolences at Fred’s parent’s residence from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. (Saturday, Sunday and Monday) at 115 Harber Lane, Johnson City, TN 37601.
Hux~Lipford~Teague Funeral Home and Cremation Services is proud and honored to serve the family of Specialist Fred Greene.