Servaas Willem Johannes GREEFF^[1]

1911 - 1984  (73 years)

• Name	Servaas Willem Johannes GREEFF
  Born	2 May 1911	Piquetberg, Cape, South Africa
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Dec 1984	Welkom Hospitaal, OVS.
  Buried	5 Dec 1984	Hennenman, OVS, Graf 1985, GPS-S27.58, 466.EO27.02, 981. Hoogte 1382 m.
  Person ID	I338678	Greeff e-SAGI Lucas Rinken
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2007

  
  

  Father	Servaas Willem Johannes GREEFF,   b. 5 Jan 1872, Ceres, Cape, South Africa ,   d. 8 Jul 1949, Tygerberg, Bellville, Cape, South Africa  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Gezina Maria DU PLESSIS,   b. 12 May 1879, Clanwilliam, Cape, South Africa ,   d. 14 Oct 1939, Woltemade Cemetery, Maitland, Cape Town, Cape, South Africa  (Age 60 years)
  Married	7 Mar 1898	Clanwilliam, Cape, South Africa   [2]
  Family ID	F117543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ivy Elizabeth UREN,   b. 29 Nov 1912, Malmesbury, Cape, South Africa ,   d. 26 Dec 2006, Ebenhaeser Old Age Home, 211 Anna Wilson Street, Kilnerpark, Pretoria, from natural causes.  (Age 94 years)
  Married	6 Mar 1937	Worcester, Cape, South Africa
  Children	+ 1. Andre Servaas GREEFF, Professor,   b. 27 Jun 1939, Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa ,   bur. In the future:Heatherdale, Pretoria Noord. Graf E 406. GPS:S25.40', 38.9". EO:28.07".51.5". 1297m   2. Susanna Gezina GREEFF,   b. 14 Oct 1945, Robertson, Cape, South Africa  (Age 79 years)   3. Ivy Elizabeth GREEFF,   b. 5 Aug 1951, Hennenman, O.F.S., South Africa  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2007
  Family ID	F124198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SWJ Greeff matriculated at Van Rhynsdorp High School in 1930. It beingDepression years it was difficult to find work. He started off as alabourer during the construction of the Cape Town Zoo. Shortlyafterwards he joined the Police force where by taking the necessaryexams, he was promoted to First Class Sergeant. World War 2 waslooming. He was interned at Koffiefontein during world war 2 because, asa member of the SA Police force, he dit not want to sign a document ofloyalty to the British Crown. During his internment, he started to studyfor the BCom degree through the University of South Africa which hefinished a few years later and became a businessman and owner of OranjeMeubels at Hennenman, OVS. He sucessfully conducted this business untilhis death on 2 December 1984 He was an elder in the GK Church and waselected the Mayor of Hennenman in 1969. The Community Hall in Hennenmanwas named after him: Servaas Greeff Community Hall. He was a member ofthe Central Free State Community Development board and he did a lot forhousing in the black community. He is the author of the chapter "DiePolisie Geval" in the book of the interns of that time "Agter Tralies enDoringdraad". In later years he loved to play Golf.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2952] AS_Greeff.ged (Reliability: ). [S2957] Marriage certificate (Reliability: ).