David Foster Greene

BELLVILLE: Coach David Foster Greene, 77, went home to be with The Lord on August 19, 2024. He was born June 2, 1947, to Thomas and Claire Greene in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Armstrong College. David was well known as “Coach Greene”, and as a teacher at Woodville - Tompkins High School, Windsor Forest High School, and Claxton High School. He served as Athletic Director at Claxton High School from 2000 to 2006, and on the Board of Education from 2007 until 2019. He also served as a leader for the local Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter and Make a Difference. David bled Black and Gold and was later inducted to the Claxton High School Hall of Fame. “Coach Greene” will be dearly missed by many.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Claire Hoffman Greene; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jerry and Ona Coleman; brother-in-law, Jerry Coleman Jr.

SURVIVORS: wife, Dedra Coleman Greene of Bellville, Ga.; two sons, Jeremy (Alania) Greene of Brooklet, Ga. and Coleman Greene of Bellville, Ga.; brother, Tom (Deborah) Greene; sister, Marilyn (Pratt) Hill; sister-in-law, Debra (Mike) McGowan; two grandchildren, Max and Maddux Greene; along with several nieces and nephews.

VISITATION: Wednesday, August 21, 2024, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home.

FUNERAL: Thursday, August 22, 2024, 10:00 a.m. at St. Matthews Catholic Church, Statesboro, Ga.

BURIAL: Bay Branch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery

PALLBEARERS: Brian Greene, Shawn Greene, Walker Hill, Ben Johnston, Patrick DeBeltrand, and Matt DeBeltrand.

HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Pi Kappa Alpha Brothers and Coaches and Players.


REMEMBRANCES: Evans County C.A.R.E.S., P.O. Box 186, Claxton, Ga, 30417 or Bay Branch Church Cemetery Fund P.O. Box 867, Claxton Ga, 30417.


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