Mr. Willie Jermaine Breeden Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Willie “Free” Jermaine Breeden, 33, of Gastonia, NC, was born on July 2, 1987. He was a proud na-tive of Brooklyn, New York and later moved to Greenville, North Carolina during his youth. Willie departed this life on September 13, 2020. Willie attended D. H Conley High School in Winterville, NC in 2001 and then moved to Gibson , NC where he gained the nickname “Free”. He continued his academics at Scotland High School in Laurinburg, NC in 2003/2004. He went on to acquire his GED and became a Certified HVAC and Electrical Technician. Willie was a caring, quiet, and gentle man who loved children, family, baseball, and music. His favorite past-times were fishing and rapping-his rap name was “Wild Out”. His love for music and tenacity to live life strong was displayed through his favorite song “I Can’t Give Up” by Lee Williams & The Spiritual QC’s. Willie leaves to cherish his memory his mother, Alice Ruth Green, Greenville, NC and his father, Willie Bee Breeden, Sr., High Point, NC; his honorary mothers, Grandma Vella Ruth Green (deceased), Aunt Lisa Reed Green, Greenville, NC and his honorary father, Uncle Michael Jerome Green (deceased); his beloved daughter, Tamiyah McLean, Gastonia, NC; Maternal Siblings-LaShawn “Shaw” Bowie, Queens, NY, Alesha Norfleet, Brookyln, NY, Timothy Lamont Green, Charlotte, NC, and Izel Jarvis, Harlem, NY; Paternal Siblings-Valerie Breeden, Sandra Breeden, Simon Breeden, Bernard Breeden, Carol Breeden, Michael Breeden, Willie Ann Breeden, Lamont Simmons, Eileen Simmons, and Biatrice Simmons, Vera Breeden and Albert Breeden (deceased); Honorary Brothers-Greg Reed, LaStarza Green, and Michael Green all of Greenville, NC; host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, relatives, friends, and associates.

Tributes

Mr. Willie Jermaine Breeden

July 2, 1987 - September 13, 2020