Clyde Greer

Clyde Greer spent the morning of his execution with his wife and children, and the Meridian Star quoted him saying he had malice toward no one. He was hanged at the Lauderdale County jailhouse in Meridian in July 1924, along with Frank Atkinson. The Meridian Star reported that the two men walked calmly to the scaffold and that Greer died at 2:30 p.m., two minutes after Atkinson.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Source

• The last two men hanged at Lauderdale County jail Meridian Star, September 13, 2025