Louis Gardner Green

fHeading: Louis Gardner Green Dateline: Greenville Louis Gardner Green passed away Thursday, August 12, 2010. His parents, Benjamin Ryan Tillman Green and Margarett Montgomery Miller Green, preceded him in death. He is survived by his brother, Benjamin Ryan Tillman Green, Jr.; two sisters, Doris Margarett Green and Polly Green McElrath, all of Greer, South Carolina; two nieces, Susan McElrath Burch (Walter) of Greer, and Dr. Julie McElrath-Stuart (Kenneth) of Seattle, Washington; great nephews, Benjamin Montgomery Stuart of Seattle; and Walter McGhee Burch, Jr. (Hunter) of Florence, South Carolina; great niece, Cameron Burch Oswald (Edward) of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; great-great-niece, Sarah Cameron Oswald of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; and great-great nephews, Walter McGhee Burch III of Florence, South Carolina and William Edward Oswald of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Louis was a member of the First Baptist Church of Greer, South Carolina. Louis received his B.A. from Furman University and his M.A. degree from the University of South Carolina where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity, and was a member of the Poinsett Club of Greenville, S.C. He completed a tour of duty in the service in Tokyo, Japan. Louis was also a member of the New Orleans Country Club and the New Orleans Symphony Board of directors. He began his business career with Liberty Corporation in Greenville, SC, and moved to Birmingham, Alabama where he joined Protective Life Corporation. He moved to New Orleans, Louisiana where he became a partner in the antique business, and later retired to the Reno-Lake Tahoe, Nevada area, and later returned to Greenville, South Carolina. Funeral service, a “Celebration of his Life” will be held 4:00 p.m. Sunday, August 15, 2010 at the Chapel of The Wood Mortuary, Greer, South Carolina, conducted by Rev. Wayne Cole. Interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Greer, South Carolina. The family will receive friends on Sunday prior to the service from 2:30 until 4:00 p.m. at the Wood Mortuary. Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com

Louis Gardner Green

July 13, 1930 - August 12, 2010