Greene died at age 97 in Morristown, New Jersey, and was buried in the Greene family cemetery in Warwick, Rhode Island, with a two-ton boulder from Culp's Hill placed above his grave.
Greene døde i en alder af 98 i Morristown, New Jersey, og blev begravet på Greene familiens gravplads i Warwick, Rhode Island, med et to tons tungt klippestykke fra Culp's Hill placeret ovenpå graven.