- Date Of Birth: December 5, 1951
- Date Of Death: July 12, 2022
- State: North Carolina
Gregory Allen File, 70, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 after a brave battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease.
His strong faith in God gave him strength and courage to face each day as the disease progressed and kept his spirits uplifted.
Born December 5, 1951 in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Oscar Jenkins File and Lydia Louise File.
Greg was a lifelong member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church. He was a 1970 graduate of East Rowan High School.
Greg enjoyed going to classic car shows, fishing, traveling, building houses, woodworking, telling jokes, and sharing short stories that he had written with family and friends.
He was self-employed as a contractor and co-owner of Greg and Jim File Construction.
Greg will be remembered as a loving husband, son, brother, uncle, brother-in-law, and friend, always giving of himself to help others and will be deeply missed.
In addition to his parents, Greg was preceded in death by his brother, Jimmie Charles Jenkins File, Sr.; sister, Janet Kerr; nephews, James Kerr, Jr. and Jimmie Charles File, Jr.; sister-in-law, Gladys Little File.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 48 years, Janet “Jan” File and numerous relatives and friends.
