William ''Bill'' Greene
August 18, 1917 ~ October 27, 2001
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly TrailHe is survived by his wife of 59 years, Helen DeBruhl Greene of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Drs. Diane G. and Webb M. Smathers, Jr. of Seneca, SC and one granddaughter, Tiffany Diane Smathers, also of Seneca.
A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Nora Kate West Greene and Parley Preston Greene. The youngest of seven children, he was preceded in death by three sisters and three brothers, Grace Adams of Naples, Florida, Jesse Bradford and Mabel Randall of Asheville, Elmore Greene of Norfolk, Virginia, Ralph Greene and Preston Greene of Asheville.
Mr. Greene retired from Hajoca Plumbing Company in 1981. Prior to working for Hajoca, he was employed by Parnell-Martin Supply Company. An active member of the community, he was a 54 year Mason and the oldest Past Master of Biltmore Masonic Lodge #446. He was also Past Grand Counselor of the United COmmercial Travelers of North Carolina. He and Mrs. Greene were 53 year members of Biltmore Chapter #38, Order of the Eastern Star, where he was a Past Patron. He was a member of Biltmore United Methodist Church where he had served in numerous roles.
During World War II, Mr. Greene served his country as a parachute rigger in the US Army Air Forces. He was assigned to the 394th Base Headquarters at Fort Bragg and was stationed in Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday at Biltmore United Methodist Church with the Reverend Ashley Crowder-Stanley officiating. Interment will follow in New Salem Cemetery.
Members of Biltmore Masonic Lodge #446 will serve as pallbearers and will provide Masonic graveside rites with the lodge opening at 1:00 PM.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 8:30 PM Monday at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Building Fund of Biltmore Masonic Lodge, PO Box 5457, Asheville, NC 28813 or to the Building Fund of Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of grief.
Bless you and your family! May God be with you.
Helen and Diane, our hearts go out you in this time of grief. God bless you.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Please know that Jerry’s & my thoughts and prayers are with Diane, her mother, and their immediate family.
Diane, Webb, Tiffany – thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this sad time. Please express my sympathy to Mrs. Greene. I know the last few months have been hard for you. Wishing you all good health. God Bless You! Much love, Di
Thinking of you at this time . God bless.
Dear Helen, Our deepest heart
felt sympathy, at this time of
sorrow. He was a long time
friend and BROTHER
Most Sincerely, Al williams
and Nancy McCurry
please accept my deepest sympathy.I will keep you in my
prayers. love
Mary
dear diane and webb. I’m sorry I was unable to attend
the funeral of your father. Susan and I are thinking of you. I always had a good time talking to him when he came into Sears over the years. He also was Shriner with my Grandfather John Silvey and my uncle John Jr at the Biltmore Lodge. Hope to see y’all soon. don
With deepest sympathy to my Aunt Helen, my cousin Diane, her husband Web, and daughter Tiffany…Uncle Bill was a great human being with a ready laugh, always a large repertoire of great jokes, and a helping hand for
anybody in need. He was well loved and will be sorely missed. May your many wonderful memories be of comfort.
Love,
Jan, Tom and Drew
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Always,
Doug
(son of Mabel Randall)