Albert Lee Greever
(1942-2022)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Janet Karen Ohlsson

Albert Lee Greever

  • Born: 12 Dec 1942, Atlanta, Fulton, GA
  • Marriage (1): Janet Karen Ohlsson on 25 May 1968 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, USA 1 2
  • Died: 23 Apr 2022, Cocoa, Brevard, FL, USA at age 79

   FamilySearch ID: GX3X-XK3.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Bridgeport Post: Ohlsson-Greever Wedding, 20 Oct 1968, Bridgeport, Fairfield, CT. 2 Miss Janet Karen Ohlsson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric O. Ohlsson, 40 Hope street, and A. Lee Greever, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Greever of Atlanta, Ga. were married on May 25 in the Black Rock Congregational church. They are residing In North Hadley, Mass., where the bridegroom is director of the Campus for Christ in the western Massachusetts and Connecticut area and Mrs. Greever on the staff of that organization. Mr. Greever is a graduate of Yale university, and Mrs. Greever was graduated from Bassick high school. She also attended the University of Bridgeport.

2. Residence: 1948 Quail Ridge Ct Apt 903, Cocoa, FL 32926 in 2019 in Cocoa, Brevard, FL, USA.

3. Residence: 4616 Ferncliff Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24502 in 2020 in Lynchburg, Lynchburg, VA.

4. Obituary: The News-Advance: obituary of A. Lee Greever on 2 May 2022 in Lynchburg, Lynchburg, VA. 3 A. Lee Greever, devoted husband and father, peacefully passed from our loving arms to the loving arms of Jesus on April 23, 2022. Born in Atlanta, Ga. on December 12, 1942, he was the son of the late Albert Sidney Greever and Vern Brown Greever. He lovingly declared his greatest earthly treasure was Janet Ohlsson Greever and his greatest earthly accomplishment was their loving marriage of nearly 54 years. He was the father of three amazing living children: Jonathan Greever, Joanna Greever Beeker, and Susanna Greever and was the grandfather of five gifted grandchildren: Matthew, Sarah, Sam, Olivia, and Lucy Lee. His educational accomplishments included graduating from Northside High School in Atlanta, Ga., earning a BA Art at Yale University (1965), and earning a MFA at Syracuse University (1980). His professional career included Campus Staff for Campus Crusade for Christ and Instructor to Associate Professor of Communication Design for 36 years at Central Virginia Community College in Lynchburg, Va. He entered into the assurance of a relationship with Jesus Christ as a freshman at Yale in 1961. Since then, he attempted to follow Christ as His sheep for 60 years. He had a passion for ministry and that included Founding Elder of Grace Covenant Church and Continuing Elder at Cornerstone Community Church, Founding Member of the Lynchburg Chapter of Compassionate Friends, and Chaplain at Canaveral Port Ministry in Cape Canaveral, Fla. for the last 16 years. He was preceded in death by his parents Albert Sidney Greever Jr. and Vern Brown Greever; as well as his older sister, Elizabeth "Bette" Lawler. He is survived by his wife; children; grandchildren; son-in-law Walton Beeker; daughter-in-law, Marissa Greever; sister, Naomi Levison; brothers-in-law Ronald Levison and John Ohlsson; nieces, Beth Hagewood, Stacey Collins, Andrea Cunningham, Christina Gray; and nephews, John Hagewood and Eric Levison. A Celebration of Life service will be held at First Baptist Church Merritt Island, Fla. on Monday, May 16, 2022. Family visitation to begin at 2:30 p.m. with service beginning at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, it was Lee's desire that contributions be made to Canaveral Port Ministry, 8907 N Atlantic Avenue, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920.


Albert married Janet Karen Ohlsson on 25 May 1968 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, USA.1 2 (Janet Karen Ohlsson was born in Aug 1944 in , , CT.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Index, 1959-2012 (Original data: Connecticut. 1959-77 Connecticut Marriage File. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Department of Public Health.), Albert L. Greever m. Janet K. Ohlsson 25 May 1968 Fairfield CT.

2 Bridgeport Post (Bridgeport, Connecticut), 20 Oct 1968, page 28. Ohlsson-Greever Wedding.

3 News & Advance (Lynchburg, VA), 2 May 2022, page A5. Obituary of A. Lee Geever.



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