Billie Jo Greene passed away peacefully at her Acworth, Ga., home on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.

Born October 5, 1945, in Boone, NC, Billie Jo was the daughter of the late Clara and Clinard Wilson of Boone.

Her spirit is carried on by her son Daren Greene and wife Stacy of Acworth, Ga.; granddaughter Megan Greene of Washington, D.C.; grandson Ty Greene of Acworth, Ga.; brother Mike Wilson and wife Kathy of Boone; sister Pat Wilson of Silverstone; numerous nieces and nephews; her beloved pug named Otis; and an extended family of relations and friends from every walk of life.

Billie Jo grew up in Silverstone, graduating from Cove Creek High School before marrying her husband James "Bud" Greene in 1963.  She lived most of her childhood life in the Boone area and then moved to "Rocky-Top" Morristown, TN, where she and Bud settled down to raise their family.  It was at that time she realized she had one life to live for her family and was involved with numerous school PTA functions, bowling, scouting, and camping trips.  Billie Jo was creative with her crafts ranging from ceramics, knitting, candy-making and various household decorative items.  She was instrumental in supporting her son with his dreams of being a business owner in Knoxville, TN, where she was the master cake decorator for Bruster's Real Ice Cream before relocating and retiring to Cartersville, GA to be near his family.

She will be buried alongside her husband, who passed away in June 1986, at Mount Lawn Cemetery.

A celebration of Billie Jo's life will be held on Saturday April 23, 2022, at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00, and the service will begin at 11:00.

Online condolences may be sent to the Greene family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com

Hampton Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements.