Herbert Marshall Green

Herbert M. "Marshall" Green, Sr., passed away peacefully at his residence on December 15, 2025. He was 84 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Herbert and Sophie (Atkinson) Green, Jr, brother-in-law, Vernon Capps, and sister-in-law, Laurette Green.

Marshall was born on June 12, 1941 in Tallahassee, Florida the third of four children born to John and Sophie Green. He graduated from Jefferson County High School in Monticello, Florida in 1959. He married the love of his life, Lenora "Jane" Stokley, on May 13, 1962 at Capitola Baptist Church in Capitola, Florida. From 1959 to 1967 he worked at Sunnyland Meat Packing Company in Thomasville, Georgia. Following his time at Sunnyland, he worked for National Airline, later Pan-American Airlines, for twenty-five years which carried him from Tallahassee, Florida, to Charleston, South Carolina, and finally to Miami, Florida. After PanAm closed, he joined Caterpillar, Inc. in Thomasville, Georgia where he retired after ten years. Once both he and Jane were retired, they got to really enjoy going on camping adventures.

He was a long-time member of Dawson Street Methodist Church where he held many offices within the church. He served as both a Board Member and long-time volunteer of the Thomas County 4-H Club with a special interest in the Shotgun Club, of which his grandchildren, Trey and Joan, were active members. He was also a member of the Optimist Club of Charleston, South Carolina; the South Georgia Classic Car Club of Valdosta, Georgia; and the U. S. Power Squadron of Tallahassee, Florida.

He is survived by his wife of sixty-three years, Lenora "Jane" Stokley Green of Thomasville, Georgia; his children, Brenda Jane Green Benton of Thomasville, Georgia, Herbert "Marshall" (Vicki) Green II of Thomasville, Georgia, and Belinda Ann Green (Paul) Smith of Bainbridge, Georgia; his grandchildren, Brenton Smith of Thomasville, Georgia, Trey (Ansley) Benton of Coolidge, Georgia, Elizabeth (Shawn) Pulley of Thomasville, Georgia, and Joan Green of Thomasville, Georgia; his great-grandson, Henry William Benton; his siblings Julia "Carolyn" Green (Judson) Butler of Metcalfe, Georgia, Shellie Faye Green Capps of Jacksonville, Florida, and John Wesley "Johnny" Green of Tallahassee, Florida. He is also survived by several nieces, nephews, cousins, and close friends.

Funeral Services will be held at Dawson Street Methodist Church on Friday - December 19, 2025 at 2:00 pm with Buddy Whatley officiating. Interment will follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm in the church chapel.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making donations to either the Thomas County 4-H Shotgun Team (P.0. Box 49 Thomasville GA 31799) or the Carnation Foundation (PO Box 37 Lexington, SC, United States, 29072).