Charles R. Greathouse, 80, of Quaker Lane, Greenville died Friday, July 11, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital with his family by his side.
Born in Clayton, Alabama, he was the son of the late Thomas G. and Vera (Dominey) Greathouse. He lived in Greenville since 1971.
Mr. Greathouse attended Maryville College in Maryville TN, where he was a member of the choir. He retired as a colorist from Providence Gravure in 1995. For 17 years, he directed the Greenville Vocal Ensemble. He was a member of North Scituate Baptist Church where he sang in the choir, a member of the Smithfield Senior Center and also delivered Meals-on-Wheels together with his wife.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Helen (Drowne) Waterman Angell Greathouse; his son, Michael Greathouse and his wife Jeannette of Oxford, CT; his daughter, Deborah M. Sleboda and her husband, Chester of Smithfield; three grandchildren, Michael, Sara and Kelly; a sister, Joy Randall of Delray Beach, FL; stepsons James, Richard, John and Robert Waterman, 12 step-grandchildren Seneca, James, Robert, Lyndsay, Stephanie, Nicholas, Sarah and Rachael Waterman, Amy Bettencourt, Joe, Joshua and Evan Leary and 11 step-great-grandchildren, Sierra Rathbun, Hunter and Sean D’Alessio, Mathew and Daymien Waterman, Christopher Otto, Malik and Gabriel Beauregard, Trinity Fontaine, Abagael & Sebastian Lassey . He was the husband of the late Florence (Perkins) Greathouse and grandfather of the late Emily M. Sleboda.
A Memorial Service to which relatives and friends are invited will be held Saturday at 10AM in North Scituate Baptist Church, 619 West Greenville Road, North Scituate. Visitation Friday 4-7p.m.in the ANDERSON-WINFIELD Funeral Home, Route 44 at Greenville Common, Greenville RI. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations to North Scituate Baptist Church, P.O. Box 427, North Scituate, RI 02857 or St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105