Taylor J. Greene

Taylor Jay Greene, age 90, passed away in his sleep on January 5, 2022, at the Watercrest Senior Living facility in Newnan, Georgia. Taylor is survived by his second wife Dolores Durnwald Greene of Newnan, his daughter Carol & husband Jeff Jordan of Gilbert, AZ. Carol's children JL & Carrie Jordan, Linnlee & Brian Melcher, Anakate & Vance Jones and Danielle & Josh Judd, along with 15 great grandchildren, Justin, Kaylynn, Hanna, Cody, Kaid, Brielle, Ellory, Evie, Vaughn, Jace, Clara, Aftynn, Silas, Genevieve & Caroline. Treece’s children Taylor & Melanie Skelton and sons Henry and Owen of Nashville, TN, daughter Missy & Geoff Duke of Phoenix, AZ and daughter Kate Skelton & Brad Priest of Tempe, AZ. Mrs. Greene's children, Randy & Candy Durnwald of Sugar Hill, GA, Mike & Debbie Durnwald of Alpharetta, GA, Linda & Keith Edmonds of Newnan, GA and Jeff & Wendy Durnwald of Dawsonville, GA and 11 step grandchildren, Christian (Bryanna), Austin, Nathan, Zachary, Angela, Luke (Nicole), Brandon, Conner, Mary Grace, Sarah, and Daniel, along with 4 great grandchildren, and a Brother-in-law, Allen Jones of Burleson, Texas. Taylor was born on March 9, 1931, in Boise, Idaho to Henry and Lillian Greene. He had one older brother, Henry Greene. Taylor joined the Air Force December 17, 1946, serving 30 years before retiring as an E-9. His military career included serving in three wars, WWII, Korean and Vietnam. After his military career, he worked for General Dynamics and retired from there to Prescott, AZ. He met Virginia Marie Jones in Fort Worth, Texas and they married there in February of 1951. He was a wonderful and loving husband and father. They traveled to Japan and Okinawa and various places in the United States before retiring in 1976. After the passing of Virginia, Taylor was reintroduced to Dolores Durnwald, and they married on March 17, 2007. They spent their time between Prescott, AZ and Newnan, GA until November 2020 when they moved to Newnan permanently. He is preceded in death by his first wife Virginia Jones Greene, his daughter Vertreece Marie Skelton, his brother Henry Greene and his parents, Henry & Lillian Greene. A funeral service is scheduled for January 14, 2022, at Heatherwood Baptist Church in Newnan, Visitation 9:30am to 11:00am and 11:00am for the service with internment to follow at the National Cemetery in Phoenix, AZ. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be offered to the VFW or the Heatherwood Baptist Church, Newnan.