Ralph Lee Greene
January 17, 1919 ~ April 3, 2008
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Ralph Lee Greene, 89, of 30 Knob Hill Rd., Asheville, died Thursday, April 3, 2008, at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge.
Mr. Greene was a son of the late J.M. and Rachel Lanning Green. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Juanita E. Greene, who died in 2006.
Mr. Greene retired from American Enka. He was a member of Cumberland Avenue Baptist Church.
He is survived by his daughters, Creola Smith, of Asheville, and Susie Barkley and husband Paul, of Taylorsville; brother, Frank Green, of Asheville; five grandchildren, Fred Barkley and Kurt Barkley of Taylorsville, Ruth Metheny of Hendersonville, Rachel Taylor of Cherokee, and Wendy Smith, of Asheville; and eight great-grandchildren.
A funeral service for Mr. Greene will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday at the Groce Funeral Home chapel on Patton Ave. with the Revs. Earl Jones and Thad Dowdle officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
His family will receive friends 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorials to Cumberland Avenue Baptist Church, 119 Cumberland Ave., Asheville, NC 28801.
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Lee was one of my patients. He always made me smile when ever he came into the office. He was such a kind and wonderful man. He will be missed. Creola, you are in my thoughts and prayers.
~Tami Nicholson
Pisgah Family Health
God our Father,
Your power brings us to birth,
Your providence guides our lives,
and by Your command we return to dust.
Lord, those who die still live in Your presence,
their lives change but do not end.
I pray in hope for my family,
relatives and friends,
and for all the dead known to You alone.
In company with Christ,
Who died and now lives,
may they rejoice in Your kingdom,
where all our tears are wiped away.
Unite us together again in one family,
to sing Your praise forever and ever.
Amen.
Our Deepest Sympathy and Prayers to the Family
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
TO MY FAMILY MAY MEMORIES OF OUR LOVED ONE BLESS US AND COMFORT US AT THIS TIME & ALWAYS. I KNOW HE IS MUCH HAPPIER NOW BECAUSE HE IS IN HEAVEN WITH GRANDMA JUANITA. WE ALL WILL MISS HIM BUT ONE DAY WE WILL ALL SEE HIM AGAIN!! MUCH LOVE & PRAYERS TO ALL.
LOVE, WENDY & CORTNEY
Did not know about this until late Saturday when Flo and I were visiting Holly. We are sorry to hear. We thought a lot of Uncle Lee even though we did not visit like we were taught. God always has a plan for all of us and will call us home when our task has been completed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. I think of you all quite often. Ann Brown always kept us informed about them. God bless you until we all meet up in Heaven