Wade was born in Jacksonville on June 15, 1943, and grew up in Baldwin. He is a graduate of Baldwin High School and attended South Georgia College and Florida State University. He worked with the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad for several years before working with Southern Bell. In 1991 he retired from BellSouth Telecommunications in Atlanta, Georgia. After that, he worked in local real estate for many years.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Frances Jenkins Greene, daughters Monica Greene and Marsha (Grady) Greene Shackelford, DPT, and granddaughter Paige Shackelford. He is predeceased by his parents, Wade Greene and Melissa Sears Greene, and sister, Melba Greene Meeks.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 4, at the chapel at the Hardage Giddens Riverside Memorial Park and Funeral Home at 7242 Normandy Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida 32205, with Dr. John Sullivan officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until services.
In lieu of flowers the family asks you make a donation to First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida at www.fbcjax.com/give.