George Roland Green Jr. (1925 - 1967)

Born 17 Jan 1925 in Italy, Ellis, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Jul 1967 at age 42 in Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, United States

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Biography

George was born in Ellis county, Texas, in 1925 to parents George, Sr., and Hattie (Varner) Green.

He married Oneta Faye Gardner about 1947. George was a farmer.

He passed away in 1967.

Research Notes

From Find a Grave memorial :

Burial: Itasca Cemetery, Itasca, Hill County, Texas, USA.

Obituary

George Roland Green, Jr. was born January 17, 1925 to George and Hattie Varner Green in Italy, Texas. George was one of 13 children. His brothers and sisters were Floyd Green, twin brothers; Irvin and Ernest Green, Ethel Hammonds Green, Blanche Green McCarty, Bill Green, Juanita Green, Ellie Ruth Green Henry, Evelyn Green Jenkins, Orrline Green Martin, Virginia Green, and Jack Green.

George joined the Merchant Marines during World War II, and served on the SS Belle of the West. After the war he married Oneta Faye Gardner of Iverson (Itasca), Texas. They had three children; Joanna Green Ridlehuber, Rhonda Sherrell Green Windham, and George Roland Green, III. While living in Italy, George was a farmer and also worked at Tyler Refrigeration in Waxachie, Texas.

His brothers and sisters remember him fondly as a trickster who was known for the pranks he would pull on family and friends. His children remember him as a hardworking man who worked long hours on the farm and in a factory to support his family. He was a handsome man who enjoyed music and had a talent for playing the guitar. He had a wonderful sense of humor and always had a joke to tell to anyone who would listen. His life was cut too short by a sudden illness. He died at the young age of 42 in a Hillsboro hospital on July 2, 1967. He was buried on the Fourth of July. His death was a shock and a tragic loss to his wife, children, and friends. But when he is thought of or talked about, one can't help but smile, laugh, or chuckle about something humorous he did or said. He touched many lives and is greatly missed.

Family Members

Parents

George Roland Green Sr 1876-1941

Hattie Symra Varner Green 1884-1932

Spouse

Oneta Faye Gardner Green 1928-1987

Siblings

Floyd E Green 1903-1988

Ernest Gay Green 1905-1967

Irvin Gray Green 1905-1986

Ethel Green Hammonds 1907-1975

Leonard Melvin "Bill" Greene 1913-1987

Jaunita Fay Green 1916-1920

Ellie Ruth Green Henry 1918-2000

Emily Orrline "Sweetheart" Green Martin 1922-2011

Virginia Lee Green 1927-1932

Jack Marvin Green 1929-2004

Children

George Roland Green III 1955-2010

Sources

• "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6P4-Q29 : 12 March 2020), G. R. Green Jr., 17 Jan 1925, citing Birth, Ellis, Texas.
• "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3N-GF4M : Sat Mar 30 20:25:45 UTC 2024), Entry for George Roland Green, 18 January 1943.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K36H-S4Z : Fri Mar 08 15:47:51 UTC 2024), Entry for George Roland Green and George R Green, 2 July 1967, Hillsboro, Hill, Texas.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6891906/george_roland-green: accessed April 24, 2024), memorial page for George Roland Green Jr. (17 Jan 1925–2 Jul 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6891906, citing Itasca Cemetery, Itasca, Hill County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Rhonda Windham (contributor 46555756).