Elbert Oneal Green

Decatur

Funeral for Elbert Oneal Green, 86, of Decatur will be Friday, July 31, 2009, at 2 p.m. at First Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Arnold Bracken and the Rev. Tim York officiating and Shelton Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home and for one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in New Center Cemetery in Brooksville.
Mr. Green, who died Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at Decatur General Hospital, was born Feb. 25, 1923, in Lawrence County to Onnie Green and Lela Terry Green. He was a member of First Freewill Baptist Church and a U.S. Navy veteran who served in Okinawa in World War II. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and uncle, and was an honest and loyal friend to the many who loved him. Mr. Green owned and operated his store on Highway 20 for 25 years. He was preceded in death by his son, Charles Elbert Green; brother, Clifton Green; sister, Lassie Odell; grandson, Michael McClung; and great-grandson, Tyler Williams.
He is survived by his loving wife, Virginia Stringer Green; daughter, Virginia McClung of Decatur; stepson, Gary Stringer of Hartselle; stepdaughter, Shirley Parker of Decatur; sister, Jewel Kuzmik of Youngstown, Ohio; two grandsons, Keith McClung and Dave McClung, both of Decatur; granddaughter, Bridget Williams of Decatur; stepgrandson, Chris Schrimsher of Birmingham; stepgranddaughter, April Williams of Madison; seven great-grandchildren; and a host of extended family and friends.
Pallbearers will be Lamar Gerstman, Jason Gerstman, Wesley Stewart, Ron McCraney, Dwight Higdon, John Berry and James Odell.




This obituary was originally published in the Decatur Daily.