Charlie Greene
July 10, 1933 ~ September 7, 2012
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Charlie Greene, 79, of Asheville, died on Friday, September 7, 2012, at the John F. Keever Solace Center.
An Asheville native, Mr. Greene was a son of the late John Greene and Marie Carter Greene Crowder. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Easter Plemmons, Betty Powers and Mary Ruth Hamilton; brothers, Lawrence Greene and Robert Greene; and granddaughter, Stacy Farmer.
Mr. Greene retired from Winn Dixie, where he worked as a store manager. He attended Newbridge Baptist Church, and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
He is survived by his wife, Aileen Nix Greene; daughters, Donna Lipe and husband Gary, Darlene Davis and Steve Massie, Rita Nix, and Kathy Redmond and husband Mike; son, Mark Nix and wife Robin; sisters, Mae Long, Bobbie McLean, Johnnie Parker, and Ellen Pike and husband Elbert, all of Asheville, Margaret Lloyd and husband Jack, of Ocala, FL, and Anne Garrett and husband Jim, and Martha Cooper, both of Fairfax, VA; grandchildren, Tommy and Corey Lipe, Kristi Hodges and husband Ryan, Nathan Farmer and wife Anna, Leslie Payne and husband Ricky, and Colby and Tyler Nix; great-grandchildren, Grace, Josie and Colton Farmer, Tessa and Taegan Payne, and Wyatt Hodges; and special aunts, Evelyn Cushen and husband Merrill, and Opal Buell.
A graveside service for Mr. Greene will be on Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Ashelawn Gardens of Memory with the Rev. Clark Henderson officiating, with military honors performed by the Buncombe Co. Veterans Council and the North Carolina Honor Guard. His grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
His family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Newbridge Baptist Church BAFC, 199 Elkwood Ave., Asheville, NC 28804.
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My sincere condolences to the family. Charlie and My father Paul, uncle Carl, brother Paul Jr., and I all worked together for many years at WD. Charlie was always a kind and gentle person, fun to know, and a good friend to all of us. Charlie will be deeply missed. ‘Christ Is Counting on You’
Knew Mr Green from the Winn-Dixie days,,No one could forget his smile,,because he always wore it with kindness…Cherish his memories they are forever,,May God be with you all ,lean on him he will give you strength ….God Bless
Uncle Charlie was a very sweet and gentle man. My condolences and prayers go out to my aunt and my cousins that I love very much.
My heart, prayers and thoughts go out to Charlie’s family. He was a good man, a good friend and a good Uncle. I love you all.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Green family. Gary and Becky McFalls
Aunt Aileen, Markie, Kathy and Rita
We were so sorry to hear about
Chalie. He was such a lovely man of God. We will never forget his kindness and uplifting smile. We love you all and wish we could be there with you. Please know you are in our prayers.
love,
Jill and Harley
Our prayers are with you
Roger and I are keeping Aunt Aileen and all the family in our thoughts and prayers. Charlie was always so gracious, kind and welcoming to all of us in the Nix family. He will be greatly missed by all that knew him.
We love you all.
Debra Gentry and Roger Sledd
My thoughts and sincere prayers are with you. Charlie was my Manager @ Winn Dixie. Not only was he a great boss but a father figure to a lot of young people that worked for him. I’m blessed to have had him as a part of my life. Thanks for the hard work and laughter Charlie, I’m grateful.
Charlie was an awesome man and will surely be missed, My son Lane Henson thought the world of him and spoke of him often, my thoughts and prayers will be with the family during this time.
The loss of a loved one is hard but knowing someday we will be never more parting from our loved ones. We love you all.
I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
I am very sorry for your loss. I worked in the food business and called on Charlie for many years at the Winn Dixie on Merrimon. He was always smiling and a pleasure to call on.
Jim Tart
I’m very saddened to hear of Charlie’s passing. My Father (James) worked with Charlie @ WD when I was just a kid. I’ll always remember his smile and laugh. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Markie, It has been many years since you and I enjoyed our days at Erwin. I was so saddened to read of the loss of your Dad. My condolences to you and your family. May God’s comfort provide you peace during this time.
My deepest sympathies to you all during this time. You are all in my thoughts.
Aunt Aileen and family,
I wish you all much comfort in knowing that ‘Uncle’ Charlie has enriched my life just by knowing him. I can only regret that I did not know him longer. My prayers go out to you all.
All my love,
Robert
Aileen, Mark, Kathy & Rita,
We are so sorry to hear that Charlie has passed. I have fond memories of Charlie at Winn Dixie. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the whole family.
All Our Love
I’ve only known mr greene for a few years but he was a very dear man. He will be missed. Praying for you all.
Love jamie sexton
Asheville Internal medicine
dr mills nurse
Mrs. Aileen, Rita, Kathy and family, Praying God’s peace and comfort for you as you walk through the valley of grief with hope in Christ alone!
I am the resurrection, and the life; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. John 11:25-26 So sorry to hear of your loss. I worked with Charlie in Enka and Larry worked with him as well being managers with Winn Dixie. All of you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Aunt Aileen, Markie, Kathy, Rita
I am so sorry for your loss. Pam and I met Charlie once at the Nix Family reunion and immediately fell in love with him; what a great guy. I miss you all and my prayers are very much with you.
Sorry to hear of Charlie’s passing. Was a salesman in his Candler store in the late 70’s and always enjoyed passing time with him. Was just talking to someone a few days ago and was thinking of him and his store.
I was thinking about Charlie today for some reason. I worked for him at the Winn Dixie store in Candler (opened it in fact) in high school and through college (7 years). I’m saddened to learn today that he has passed away 6 years ago. He was a good man, and treated me well. He was my first manager. I left for graduate school in 1984 and bumped into him only once in my career and travels after that. I would have like to have seen him more in life but I’ve lived coast to coast and the mountains of NC did not make it into the schedule as much as I’d liked. Thanks Charlie for hiring me and offering the favor you showed me in work. You helped me get a good start in life and for that I am truly grateful. Been a long time since we’ve spoken but I’ve thought of you often.
Peace be to you,
Bob Haley
27-Mar-2018