James Monroe Greene, Sr

1921 - 2010  (89 years)

• Name	James Monroe Greene  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	4 Feb 1921	Dunbarton, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Dec 2010	Elko, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  	Funeral service for James Monroe Greene Sr., 89, of Elko, SC, will be held three p.m. Saturday, December 11, 2010, at Elko Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Baker officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Williston Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church social hall on Saturday. American Legion Post #75 will serve as honorary pallbearers. Folk Funeral Home, Williston, SC is assisting the family. Mr. Greene passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010. Born in Dunbarton, SC, he was a son of the late Henry Dayton and Sarah Emma Burckhalter Greene. He was a retired cabinetmaker, having worked for Schumpert Lumber Company for many years. He was a WW II U.S. Army veteran, having served with the 12th Army division with the 43rd battalion. He received the American Theater ribbon, the Eamet service medal, WWII Victory medal and three (Europe) battle stars. He was a member of Elko Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, men's Sunday School teacher and Sunday School superintendent. He was a member of American Legion Post # 75 and was former mayor of Elko, SC. Survivors include his wife of the home, Rosalee Hamer Greene, sons, James Monroe 'Jimmy' (Carolyn) Greene of Greer, SC, Jerry Hamer (Karen) Greene of Elko; grandchildren, Ashley (John) Legg, Brannon, Courtney, Autumn, Savannah and Austin Greene; great-granddaughter, Emma Rose Legg; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by sisters, Sadie Sweat, Louise Rountree, Nell Gunter, Elma Arban, brothers, Otis J. Greene, Henry E. Greene, Marion H. Greene and Vernon Greene. Visit our on-line registry at www.folkfuneralhome.com. Published by The State on Dec. 10, 2010. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thestate/name/james-greene-obituary?id=14189677
  Burial	Williston Cemetery, Williston, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I46915	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Father	Henry Dayton Greene,   b. 6 Nov 1883, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA d. 19 Dec 1938, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Emma Greene,   b. 21 Jul 1893   d. 5 Jun 1968 (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F17810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosalee Hamer,   b. 28 Apr 1925, Marion, South Carolina, USA d. 29 Apr 2015, South Carolina, USA (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F17811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93726321/henry-dayton-greene. Record for Henry Dayton Greene https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=67129273&indiv=try https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=67129273&indiv=try [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69278092/james-monroe-greene. Record for James Monroe Sr Greene https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=38048043&indiv=try https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=38048043&indiv=try