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James Harold “Jimmy” Greene

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James Harold “Jimmy” Greene Veteran

Birth
Bethel Springs, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
Death
24 Jun 2015 (aged 94)
Rockdale, Milam County, Texas, USA
Burial
Rockdale, Milam County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Age: 94
Residence: Rockdale, Texas
Place of Death: Richards Memorial Hospital
Burial: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rockdale, Texas

Where born: Bethel Springs, Tennessee
Parents: the late Stephen Davenport "Tobe" and Mary Annie (Smith) Greene
Education: Graduate of Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi with a degree in Chemical Engineering

Married: Loretta Downs
Date Married: December 5, 1943, in Booneville, Mississippi

Military Service: served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from June 1944 and discharged March 1946 as a Ltjg

Work History: 40½ years with ALCOA
Occupation: Chemical Engineer; Chief Industrial Engineer; Potroom Superintendent; in Surinam, South America, he was Aluminum Plant Manager responsible for smelting, refining production; after returning to the states, he worked at Alcoa's Sales Technology Division and traveled to Canada, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Africa

Church Affiliation: St. John’s United Methodist Church and served as Chairman of the Board and as Lay Leader; took care of St. John’s Church grounds until recent years

Preceded in death by: brother, Walter D. Greene; and sisters: Louise Phillips, Kathryn Brevard and Sarah Anne Abernathy

Survived by: his wife of 71 years, Loretta Greene, of Rockdale; a son; a daughter and her family; two grandchildren and their families; and two great-grandchildren. G19
Age: 94
Residence: Rockdale, Texas
Place of Death: Richards Memorial Hospital
Burial: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rockdale, Texas

Where born: Bethel Springs, Tennessee
Parents: the late Stephen Davenport "Tobe" and Mary Annie (Smith) Greene
Education: Graduate of Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi with a degree in Chemical Engineering

Married: Loretta Downs
Date Married: December 5, 1943, in Booneville, Mississippi

Military Service: served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from June 1944 and discharged March 1946 as a Ltjg

Work History: 40½ years with ALCOA
Occupation: Chemical Engineer; Chief Industrial Engineer; Potroom Superintendent; in Surinam, South America, he was Aluminum Plant Manager responsible for smelting, refining production; after returning to the states, he worked at Alcoa's Sales Technology Division and traveled to Canada, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Africa

Church Affiliation: St. John’s United Methodist Church and served as Chairman of the Board and as Lay Leader; took care of St. John’s Church grounds until recent years

Preceded in death by: brother, Walter D. Greene; and sisters: Louise Phillips, Kathryn Brevard and Sarah Anne Abernathy

Survived by: his wife of 71 years, Loretta Greene, of Rockdale; a son; a daughter and her family; two grandchildren and their families; and two great-grandchildren. G19


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