William "Preston" Greene, age 77

William "Preston" Greene, age 77, of Ellenboro, died Saturday, December 17, 2022.

Preston was born June 28, 1945 in Gaston County to the late William Russell Greene and Virginia Caldwell Greene. He worked as a truck driver most his life and was of the Baptist faith

He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Mary Fowler Greene; brothers, Roy Allen Greene, Charles Russell Greene, Ronnie Lee Greene and a sister, Christine Greene Padgett.

Those left to cherish his memory are his children, William Preston "Bill" Greene, Jr., Alan Dale Greene (Linda), Shannon Denise Greene and Crystal Faye Greene all of Ellenboro; sister, Patsy Greene Self (Leonard) of Boiling Springs; fourteen grandchildren, twenty-seven great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

A memorial gathering was held December 20 at Harrelson Funeral Home.

Memorial donations requested to Hospice of Carolina Foothills, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

An online guest registry is available at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com

Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family.