Ross Green

Ross D. Green, 82, died June 13, 2011, at Florida Hospital Zephyrhills. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and lived in Dade City for 13 years, coming from Port St. Lucie. He was a Florida resident for 56 years. Before retirement, he was a salesman and architectural designer for Nova Construction Corp. and vice president and sales manager for Royal Custom Builder. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Port St. Lucie, lieutenant governor of the Florida State Optimist Clubs, Distinguished President of the High Noon Optimist Club in Miami and Master of Ceremonies for the Southeast Florida Optimists Beauty Pageant and for the largest youth parade in America in Dade County. Survivors include his wife, Joan Harvey Green of Dade City; daughters, Terry Green, Vicki Lowry and Kelli Burgess, all of Port St. Lucie; stepdaughters, Jean Harvey of Enfield, N.H., Jennifer Gobeille of Sharon, Vt., and Jessie Stark of Cannon, N.H.; stepson, John Harvey of South Berwick, Maine; seven grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his former wife, Janice Green, in 1992. Services: Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. June 16 at Forest Hills Funeral Home, Byrd, Young and Prill Chapel in Port St. Lucie with a vigil prayer service at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. June 17 at Holy Family Catholic Church. A guestbook is available at www.foresthillsfunerals.com.