Green Bankshares (GRNB) 10-K 2005 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT No. 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the accompanying Annual Report of Greene County Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the annual period ended December 31, 2005 (the “Report”), I, R. Stan Puckett, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/	R. Stan Puckett
	R. Stan Puckett
	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
	Officer

Date:  March 14, 2006