Jimmy Lee Green

Jimmy Lee Green, 75, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, husband of Ellen Carraway Green, entered into eternal rest Thursday, January 20, 2022. His Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, January 26, 2022 in East Cooper Baptist Church, 361 Egypt Road at 1:00 p.m. Interment with Military Honors will follow in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Tuesday, January 25, 2022 in the J. Henry Stuhr Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel, 1494 Mathis Ferry Road, from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. The funeral service may be viewed via livestream at the following link, https://youtu.be/lrwONDinGyQ.

Jimmy was born December 19, 1946 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, son of the late James C. Green and Veola Spakes Green. He was a graduate of The Citadel Class of 1968. He was a Vietnam Veteran and Recipient of a Bronze Star. He served as Chairman of the Board of Officers of The Washington Light Infantry, and was a Brigadier General in the Joint Services Detachment where he served as the Adjutant. He was a retired from the South Carolina State Guard and was a South Carolina State Constable. Jimmy retired from the US Army Reserves, and served as Commander of the Centennial Legion of Historic Commands. He was a former member of Fort Johnson Baptist Church and a member of East Cooper Baptist Church.

In addition to his wife, Ellen, he is survived by his daughter, Kristin Green Stewart and her husband Jonathan of Mount Pleasant, SC; his son, James William Green and his wife Alice of Columbia, SC; and six grandsons, Jonathan Andrew Stewart, William Cramer Stewart, Daniel Gregg Stewart, Jackson Caleb Green, Grady Hardin Green, and Pressley Reeves Green.

Memorials may be made to The Citadel Foundation, 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, SC 29409.