GREEN RITES HELD WED'NSDAY A prominent resident of this community for many years, Mrs. Chas. Green 74, passed away at her home near Mann's Chapel at 10:40 a.m. Monday May 12, 1941. Mrs. Green had been in ill health several years and seriously ill since last Thursday when she suffered a paralytic stroke. Lillian Teegarden Green was born April 14, 1867 at Augusta, Kentucky, daughter of Isaac and Jennie Russell Teegarden and came to Illinois more than 50 years ago. On November. 11, 1890 she was married to Charles Green and since that time has resided on the Green homestead. Surviving are the husband and six children: Mrs. Ruby Hardy of Rossvile; Charles Raymond Green and Russell McKinley Green at hom; Marion L. Green of near Mann's Chapel, Mrs. Lucian Ray of Onarga and Mrs. Bessie Kelley of Hoopeston;' three brothers, Wm. Teegarden of Rossville, Robert Teegarden of Augusta Kentucky, and Clarence Teegarden of Cincinnati, Ohio; thirty grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Mrs. Green was preceded in death by two daughters, Mrs. Edna Kelley and Mrs. Josephine McBride. Mr. And Mrs. Green celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last November. Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Mann's Chapel Church with the Rev. E. A. Houldridge, pastor of the Rossville Methodist church, conducting the services. Mrs. Roy Mitchell and Mrs. Elmer Peterson Accompanied at thepiano by Mrs. G. L. Merritt sang three selections , "Good Night here, and Good Morning there," "Does Jesus care" and "We are going Down the Valley." Pallbearers were Frank Yeazel, Jesse Height, Elwood Matthews, –Wilbur, Everett Sellers and —Hardy. The flowers were in charge of Dorothy Wilbur, Hazel Fielder, Glenna Leonard, Esther Hollowell, Eunice McCormick, Ruby Sellers, Inez Jones, Margaret Holladay, and Alice Poyner. Interment was in the Mann's Chapel Cemetery, F. L. Erxleben in charge. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lucy Briscoe Green