Friday, July 6, 2012 9:59 am

 Rev. Lawrence "Larry" Henry Greenwood, Jr., 81, of 104 Willis Street,

Fallston, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at his residence.

Born January 16, 1931 in Berkley Springs, West Virginia, he was a son of the

late Lawrence Henry Greenwood, Sr. and Dorothy Margaret Hillman Greenwood.  

Rev. Greenwood was licensed to preach in 1954 and married Alpha Jane Hicks

of Fallston, NC on August 5, 1956.  He attended West Virginia Wesleyan

College and graduated from Morris Harvey College and Duke University

Divinity School.  He served over a period of 42 years at the following

churches all in West Virginia, Trinity United Methodist, Bluefield,

Jenkinjones UMC, Sophia UMC, Buffalo-Winfield UMC, Morris Memorial UMC

Charleston, Westmoreland UMC, Huntington and Beverly Hills UMC, Huntington.

After retirement in June 1995 he and his wife, Jane moved to her home place

in Fallston, NC which they had purchased and remodeled.  Rev. Greenwood's

activities after retirement consisted of him preaching occasionally, served

as a trustee at Aldersgate UMC, served on the Board of Cleveland County

Council on Aging.  He also was on the Executive Committee, Blue Ribbon

Committee in planning for the new Senior Center and Board of Directors of

West Warren Manor.  Rev. Greenwood also enjoyed wood working, gardening,

photography, participating in table tennis, badmitten, basketball shooting

and three on three basketball.

Survivors include his wife, Jane Hicks Greenwood; daughter Tammy Lynn

Greenwood Mays and husband, Sam of Jacksonville, Fl; son, Christopher Lee

and wife, Susan Greenwood of Milton, West Virginia; three grandchildren,

Austin Christopher, Donevan Samuel and Kyle Issac Greenwood; two brothers,

Tom and Harriet Greenwood of Germantown, Tenn; and Frank and Edna Greenwood

of Grapevine, TX and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Saturday at the Narthex of Aldersgate United

Methodist Church, Shelby

Memorial Service: 3:00 PM, Saturday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church

Officiating: Rev. Wayne Allen and Rev. Katie Roberts

Burial: Private

Memorials may be made to Hospice at Wendover, 951 Wendover Heights Drive,

Shelby, NC 28150 or to Aldersgate United Methodist Church Building Fund,

1207 West Dixon Blvd, Shelby, NC 28152

A guest register is available at www.stameyfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements by Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston.