Memorial service set for beloved NC deputy killed in freak accident

wreck1MONROE, N.C. — Hundreds in Union County are expected to attend the memorial service for a fallen sheriff’s sergeant who was killed in a “freak accident” while on the job.

Pastor Steve Jirgal of Lakeview Baptist Church announced funeral arrangements for Sgt. Jeff Greene, who died Wednesday on U.S. 74.

Greene was an active member of the church for nearly a decade, serving as a Sunday school teacher, going on mission trips and helping with Bible studies.

Jirgal said on the morning of his death, Greene’s wife of more than 20 years, April Greene, told him, “Have a good day. I love you. See you tonight.’”

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