Carlene Debra Greene Sloan-Redmond, 75, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023 in a local hospital. Carlene was born in Cleveland and she was the daughter of the late Virginia Phillips Greene and Carl Greene.
Her brother, Larry Greene, also preceded her in death.
Carlene graduated high school here in Cleveland, and she received her associates degree in business from Cleveland State Community College. She was retired from TVA as a legal secretary, with over 20 years of service. She also worked as a realtor for Century 21 Real Estate for more than 10 years. She was a loving mother and grandmother and was always involved in her grandchildren's sporting events. Being involved with her family was a love of Carlene's. She would also take in the friends of her kids and grandchildren if they needed her help. She was a caregiver with a big heart! She was a fighter, beating lung cancer and breast cancer twice. Her children considered her the "strongest person they knew." Carlene was a member of the First Baptist Church in Cleveland.
Survivors include her daughters, Suzyn Currin and Melissa Schwark (Brian); grandchildren, Ashley Feezell, Hampton Sherrill, Nathanial Schwark, Carl Schwark and Fox Schwark; and her special friend, Teresa Cameron.
The Remembrance of Life Service will be conducted on Friday, Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. at the Jim Rush Funeral and Cremation Services North Ocoee Chapel, with Reverend Benny Watson officiating. Interment will follow in the Hilcrest Memorial Gardens, with Brian Schwark, Fox Schwark, Nathan Schwark, Ethan Fields, Chuck Cameron and Michael Kent serving as casket bearers.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Galaxy Danes Rescue and Retreat by calling 423-310-0921 or emailing galaxydanesrescue@gmail.com.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at the Jim Rush Funeral and Cremation Services North Ocoee Chapel, who has charge of the arrangements.
Share your condolences and your memories with Carlene's family at www.jimrushfuneralhomes.com.