Rev. Lee Greene Brevard, North Carolina Obituary

Rev. Lee Greene

Rev. Lee Ray Greene, 57, passed away on Friday, July 19th, 2013 unexpectedly at 2:00 pm. at Wake Medical Center, Raleigh, NC. Lee Ray was the son of Cyrus Addon Greene and Ruth C. Greene, both deceased, from Hillsborough, NC. Lee Ray graduated from UNC-Wilmington with a B.A. degree in Philosophy and Religion. He also received his Master of Divinity from SEBTS, Wake Forest, 1986. Lee Ray has served the past 37 years as a Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in various churches from Wilmington to Brevard, NC. He was the former pastor of Glady Branch Baptist Church. He has been involved in foreign, home, state, local and state fair missions. His love for the Lord and for people flowed through his actions and lifestyle. He worked with the Naga people of Nagaland/India and the African people of the Mathare Valley slum in Nairobi, Kenya. Lee Ray was serving as a Chaplain with Corporate Chaplains of America where he gave Christian encouragement to over 1,600 employees in 5 corporations. Lee Ray leaves behind his wife and best friend, Beth C. Greene, and two daughters, Sarah Elizabeth Greene and Lydia Renee Greene, all of the Raleigh area. He is survived by his brother, Eddie Greene of Boone, NC and his sister, Donna G. Hardy of Chesapeake, VA and their families. Family and Friends will gather for Visitation and a Memorial Service to celebrate his life of sharing God's love on Saturday, July 27th, 2013. Visitation will begin at 1:00 until 2:30 p.m. and the Memorial Service will begin at 3:00 p.m. BOTH at Bay Leaf Baptist Church, 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, NC 27614. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Mercy Care Centre Foundation, P. O. Box 186, Forest, VA 24551 or The American Cancer Society, 8300 Health Park Suite 10, Raleigh, NC 27615. Please indicate (FOR: Adenocarcinoma Lung Cancer Research). Online condolences may be left at www.moodyconnollyfuneralhome.com.
June 19, 1956 - July 19, 201306/19/195607/19/2013
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Rev. Lee Ray Greene, 57, passed away on Friday, July 19th, 2013 unexpectedly at 2:00 pm. at Wake Medical Center, Raleigh, NC. Lee Ray was the son of Cyrus Addon Greene and Ruth C. Greene, both deceased, from Hillsborough, NC. Lee Ray graduated from UNC-Wilmington with a B.A. degree in Philosophy and Religion. He also received his Master of Divinity from SEBTS, Wake Forest, 1986. Lee Ray has served the past 37 years as a Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in various churches from Wilmington to Brevard, NC. He was the former pastor of Glady Branch Baptist Church. He has been involved in foreign, home, state, local and state fair missions. His love for the Lord and for people flowed through his actions and lifestyle. He worked with the Naga people of Nagaland/India and the African people of the Mathare Valley slum in Nairobi, Kenya. Lee Ray was serving as a Chaplain with Corporate Chaplains of America where he gave Christian encouragement to over 1,600 employees in 5 corporations. Lee Ray leaves behind his wife and best friend, Beth C. Greene, and two daughters, Sarah Elizabeth Greene and Lydia Renee Greene, all of the Raleigh area. He is survived by his brother, Eddie Greene of Boone, NC and his sister, Donna G. Hardy of Chesapeake, VA and their families. Family and Friends will gather for Visitation and a Memorial Service to celebrate his life of sharing God's love on Saturday, July 27th, 2013. Visitation will begin at 1:00 until 2:30 p.m. and the Memorial Service will begin at 3:00 p.m. BOTH at Bay Leaf Baptist Church, 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, NC 27614. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Mercy Care Centre Foundation, P. O. Box 186, Forest, VA 24551 or The American Cancer Society, 8300 Health Park Suite 10, Raleigh, NC 27615. Please indicate (FOR: Adenocarcinoma Lung Cancer Research). Online condolences may be left at www.moodyconnollyfuneralhome.com.

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27
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Saturday, July 27 2013
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Saturday, July 27 2013
03:00 PM
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