Javan Greene, age 87 of Forest City died Monday, September 15, 2025, at Hospice House in Forest City.  He was born on August 25, 1938, in Cliffside, North Carolina and was the son of the late Rush and Josephine Nix Greene. 

Javan was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County and a graduate of Cliffside High School in the Class of 1956.  For many years he was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Forest City. In recent years he faithfully watched the service each week on his television, never missing a Sunday service.  

He was truly devoted to his family, and he always enjoyed spending time with them.  He enjoyed planting flowers in his yard, changing and cultivating them each season. Javan also loved fishing, especially when he could fish with his son-in-law, Kevin.  He worked in textiles as a supervisor for both Hoechst/Celanese and Fiber Industries. 

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Shirley Robertson Greene in 1996.

Survivors include his daughter, Felicia Greene Amis and her husband Kevin of Dauphin Island, Alabama, his two grandchildren, Tristan Ann Amis and Christopher Jay Amis both of Mobile, Alabama, and his great-grandson, Trevor Wade Taylor of Wilmer, Alabama.

His service will be private for the immediate family at Eternal Hills Memorial Park where he will be laid to rest beside his wife, Shirley.

Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association 401 Hawthorne Lane, Suite 110 #298, Charlotte, North Carolina 28204. http://lung.org/

The Padgett and King Mortuary & Crematory is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com