Jake "Bucky" Greene, Jr. Age: 82 of Middleton, TN, passed away Sunday August 2, 2015 at the Regional One Hospital in Memphis.
Funeral service 12:00PM Friday August 7, 2015 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Corey Glover of First Christian Church officiating, burial will follow in Bevil Cemetery.
Visitation 10:00AM Friday until service time.
He was born in Paris, TN to the late Jake Greene, Sr. and Myrtle Mae Williams Greene. On August 23, 1952 he married Margaret Melton Greene, she preceded December 13, 2011.
Survived by daughters: Pam (Joe) Jackson, Middleburg, FL, Teresa (Tom) Morrison, Collierville, TN, Kris (Brian) Barron, Barton, MS; sons: Greg (Michelle) Greene, Middleton, TN, James "Nicky" Greene, Middleton, TN; sisters: Audrey Smith, Paris, TN; brother: Billy Joe Greene, Paris, TN; grandchildren: Marshal Jackson, Lesley Beck, Nicole Thomas, Bryce, Jordan and McKinley Morrison, Zack and Tyler McKee and Shoshana Kennedy; great-grandchildren: Kaylie Jackson, Dean Austin, Ty Thomas, Emily and Annabelle Beck; sister-in-law: Shirley Sliger, Paris, TN.
Mr. Greene was an engineer for Moltan Company for 27 years, after retiring he worked as a consultant for them for 8 more years. He also had a general contractors license, designed and built 2 plants for Moltan. Jake formerly worked for Oil Dri Inc., Mid Florida Mining and Anschutz Co. He was a pilot who enjoyed flying and also enjoyed drawing. Jake served 18 years with the TN Army National Guard in Paris. A family member said that he was a very determined man who never stopped learning and was always able to solve any problem he encountered and always had a good story to tell.
Memorials may be made to: The Lee Academy for the Arts, P.O. Box 667, Paris, TN 38242 or The American Cancer Society, Mid-South Division, 2935 Hwy 45 Bypass, Jackson, TN 38305.