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- [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 209.
- [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 30 Nov 2008.
GREENE, ELMER A. M.D. - age 80, of Kingsport, TN, died at 6:00 a.m. November 26, 2008 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Knoxville, TN on May 19, 1928, a son of the late Roy H. and Hester Sweet Greene, he has resided in Kingsport since 1956. Dr. Greene retired as Medical Director at Eastman Kodak in 1993 following 35 years of service. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the US Navy. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one brother, Gerald McPherson Greene. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Jayne H. Greene of the home; one son, David Greene, MD and wife Renee of Kingsport, TN; one daughter, Anna Greene Sawyer of Kingsport, TN; eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; three brothers, Roy H. Greene, Jr. and wife Betty of Church Hill, TN, Joseph "Joe" Greene and wife Dot of Kingsport, TN and Wayne E. Greene and wife Shirley of Johnson City, TN; his twin sister, Thelma Reagan and husband Charles of Alcoa, TN; numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Monday (December 1, 2008) at East Lawn Funeral Home. Military entombment services will be accorded by the Charles DeWitt Byrd Post # 3382 VFW at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday (December 2, 2008) in East Lawn Memorial Park's Mausoleum II. Those attending committal services are asked to assemble at the Mausoleum by 2:45 p.m. Tuesday. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to Wellmont Hospice, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620 or The Colon Cancer Foundation, 201 North Charles Street, Suite 2404, Baltimore, MD 21201, e-mail ColonCancerFoundation.org. East Lawn Funeral Home is serving the Greene Family. www.mem.com
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