JOHN R. GREENE JR.
John R. Greene Jr., 91, of Connersville, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021, peacefully at his home. He was born on October 4, 1929, in Waxahachie, Texas, and is the son of the late John R. Greene Sr. and Charlotte Jessop Greene Andrus. He graduated from Connersville High School in 1947, where he was active in football and track. After high school, John served with the United States Navy from September 1948 until January 1950.
On November 24, 1948, he married Norma Dunn in Connersville, and they were able to share 72 years together. They were current members of First Baptist Church of Connersville.
John worked for Ready’s Tool & Die Co. from 1951 until 1960, as a draftsman. In 1960, he chose to attend Tennessee Temple College and Seminary in Chattanooga, TN, where he graduated in 1966, as valedictorian of his seminary class. While in school, he worked as a design draftsman for Olin Conductors.
John pastored churches for more than 40 years in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee. After retiring in 1999, he served as interim pastor at Eastview Baptist intermittently between 1999 and 2011.
He is survived by his wife, Norma; his son, Jeffrey (Helen) Greene, of Connersville; his daughter, Judy Faulkner, of Connersville; four grandchildren, John (Brammae) Greene, Caleb (Ruth) Faulkner, Alex Faulkner, and Ann Elizabeth (Charles) Morton; three great-grandchildren, Zane, Asa, and Kayanna Greene; a great-great granddaughter, Coraline Greene; a sister-in-law, Betty Dunn, as well as a nephew, Steve Snyder, and two nieces, Sue Ann Kanorr and Ronda Dunn.
John was preceded in death by his parents and his nephew, Philip Dunn.
A public graveside service with military honors presented by the Fayette County Honor Guard will be held on Friday, January 29, 2021, at 1 p.m., at Dale Cemetery, with Pastor Mal Gibson officiating.