Obituary

Michael L. Greene

Tue, 12/31/2019 - 8:15am

Michael Langford Greene passed away Dec. 28, 2019.

Born on July 26, 1937 in Ft. Myers, Florida, he lived in Miami, Florida until he graduated from Coral Gables High School. His family moved to Stuart, Florida where his father started Bill Greene Chevrolet. He later attended the University of Florida.

In 1966 he went to work for Delta Airlines retiring in 1999 after 33 years of service. His last airplane that he flew was the L1011 going from Atlanta to Frankfort, Germany.

He was a member of Coral Reef Yacht Club in Miami, Florida. Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club in Maine, where he served as Commodore and also a member of Boothbay Harbor County Club. Michael was an avid boater on the Florida Coast, Bahamas and the Maine Coast. He was a member of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Stuart, Florida and later attended All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Church, Southport, Maine. He enjoyed reading, hunting and traveling.

He is survived by his wife, Claudia Stansell Greene; six children, Michael Langford Greene II, Patrick Rowell Greene and wife Pam, Kelly Martin Greene and wife Sandy, Kellie Crook Gold and husband Bill, William Sean Greene and wife Amy, and Mendy Crook Short and husband Skip; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

His funeral service will be a graveside service at LaFayette Cemetery on Friday Jan. 3 at 2 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Church, Southport, ME 04576.

Arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette, Georgia.