Kenneth Lee Greenfield was born on this day in 1896, in Kernersville, to John and Sallie Lindsay Greenfield.
Kenneth was educated at the Kernersville Academy, and he was one of four students in the first graduating class at Kernersville Public High School in 1912. He graduated from N. C. State University with a B. S. degree in Agriculture. After graduation, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and served at Camp Gordon in Georgia during World War I.
After his war service, Kenneth taught agriculture in North Carolina and Virginia. He returned to Kernersville in 1924 to take over the family business, Cash Feed Store, after the death of his father. The business later became known as Greenfield Farm and Garden Store.
Kenneth married Annie Lee Stafford.
Kenneth was an active member of Kernersville Moravian Church. He was appointed Forsyth County Director of Civil Defense and served on the Civil Defense Advisory Council for 13 years. He was a long-time member of the City-County Planning Board, and was a member of the Kernersville Board of Aldermen. He was also active in civic organizations in Kernersville.
Kenneth passed away in 1979.
The photo above shows the first meeting of the City-County Planning Board in 1948. Kenneth Greenfield was a member of the first board, and can be seen as the tallest person near the center of the photo.
Photo courtesy of Forsyth County Public Library Photograph Collection.