Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Tommy” Claude Thomas GREESON [4], [11624], [26175], [26173], [26174], [11626]
BirthJan 8, 1938, Guilford County, North Carolina [11624], [4036]
DeathOct 16, 2022, Guilford County, North Carolina [4036]
BurialBrick Reformed UCC “Old Brick Church”, 3699 Brick Church Rd, Guilford County, North Carolina [26170]
FlagsUS Navy
FatherWilliam Clarence GREESON (1912-1980)
MotherRuth Maxine STEWART (1916-1998)
Spouses
BirthNov 14, 1936, Alamance County, North Carolina [26171]
DeathMar 31, 2022, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [26171]
BurialBrick Reformed UCC “Old Brick Church”, 3699 Brick Church Rd, Guilford County, North Carolina [26171]
FatherOnnie Odell CRUMPTON (1909-1965)
MotherGrace Rebecca SHELTON (1909-1994)
Marriage1956 [26171], [26170]
Obituary Online notes for “Tommy” Claude Thomas GREESON
10/17/2022

Claude "Tommy" Greeson
January 8, 1938 — October 16, 2022
Gibsonville

Gibsonville – Claude Thomas “Tommy” Greeson, 84, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 16, 2022 after several months of failing health.  He was born in Guilford County on January 8, 1938 to the late William Clarence and Ruth Maxine Stewart Greeson and was the husband of 66 years to the late Nina Jean Crumpton Greeson.
 
Tommy was a longtime member of Brick Reformed Church where he enjoyed singing in the choir. 

He served in the US Navy and retired after 32 years with IBM as a National Customer Service Executive. 

Tommy was an artist and a handy man who could build just about anything.  He loved spending time with his family and friends.
 
Survivors include his children, David Greeson and wife Sylvia, Cheryl Sexton and husband Marty, Jeff Greeson and wife Lisa; grandchildren, Stephen Greeson and wife Elizabeth, Maria Greeson, Ashley Brown and husband Justin, Amanda Sexton, Hannah Decker and husband Nick, Kayla Pollard and husband Darius; eight great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter; brothers, Bobby Greeson and wife Shirley, Ron Greeson and wife Trudy; numerous nieces and nephews and his special friends, Faye Southern and her late husband Bill, Ed and Delores LeHanka and Marie Oakes and her late husband Bob.
 
The funeral service will be held at 3:00pm Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Brick Church by Rev. Geoff LaLone with the burial to follow in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 1:30pm to 2:45pm Wednesday prior to the service and other times at the daughter, Cheryl’s home in Gibsonville.
 
Memorials may be made to Brick Church, 3699 Brick Church Rd., Burlington, NC 27215 or to AuthoraCare Collective (Hospice), 914 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, NC 27215. Claude "Tommy" Greeson [26170]
Obituary Online notes for Nina Jean (Spouse 1)
3/31/2022

Jean Crumpton Greeson

Nov 14, 1936 — Mar 31, 2022

Burlington – Nina Jean Crumpton Greeson, 85, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, March 31, 2022 surrounded by her family.  She was born on November 14, 1936 in Alamance County to the late Onnie Odell Crumpton and Grace Rebecca Shelton, and was the wife of 66 years to Claude Thomas “Tommy” Greeson of the home.
 
Jean formerly worked at JP Stevens and retired from Alamance Regional Medical Center in the insurance department.  She was a member of Brick Church, she enjoyed reading, cooking and loved spending time with her family and friends.
 
Survivors other than her husband, Tommy Greeson, include her children, David Greeson and wife Sylvia, Cheryl Sexton and husband Marty, Jeff Greeson and wife Lisa; grandchildren, Ashley Brown and husband Justin, Amanda Sexton, Stephen Greeson and wife Elizabeth, Maria Greeson, Hannah Decker and husband Nick, Kayla Pollard and husband Darius; eight great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter; a sister, Linda Bryant and husband Bernie; brothers, Ralph Crumpton and Jim Crumpton and wife Shirley; several nieces and nephews; and her special friends, Bill and Faye Southern, Ed and Delores LaHanka and Marie Oakes.
 
Jean was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Sonny Crumpton and Fay Dean Lee; and a sister-in-law, Charlotte Crumpton.
 
The funeral service will be held at 3:00pm Sunday, April 3, 2022 at Brick Church by Rev. Geoff LaLone with the burial to following in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 1:30pm to 2:45pm Sunday prior to the service.  The public is welcome to stop by Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory Saturday from 12pm to 5pm to pay your respects and watch the video.
 
Memorials may be made to Brick Church, 3699 Brick Church Rd., Burlington, NC 27215 or to Authoracare, 914 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, NC 27215.
You may send condolences to www.lowefuneralhome.com. [26171]
Last Modified Nov 8, 2025Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
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