Obit for William T. Green ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Transcribed from the Altus Times http://www.altustimes.com/ Dated August, 2001 For the Harmon County, OK. archives project: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/harmon/harmon.htm 1/26/2002 by Bill Cook, for the Harmon Co. Okla. Archives. ************************************************************ William Thomas, "Tom" Green, 83, died Sunday. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eugene Foreman and the Rev. Keith Gillham officiating. Burial will follow at the Rock Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. He was born June 1, 1917 at Duke to Dave and Buna (Vail) Green. He attended Stony Point School and graduated from La Homa High School in 1936. He married Mary Alice Bearden May 4, 1940 at McQueen. He was a long time farmer in Jackson and Greer Counties. He was the owner and CEO of Southwest Oklahoma Telephone Company of Duke. He was a founder and long time president of the Duke Chamber of Commerce and was instrumental in getting the Republic Gypsum Plant to locate in Duke. He served as director on the board of both Republic Gypsum and the Hollis and Eastern Railroad for many years. He was special supporter of children. He conducted the Children Moments for many years in the Duke First Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon and Building Committee Chairman. He enjoyed spending time with his family. Survivors include his wife, Mary Green, of Duke, a daughter and son-in-law, Joan Green Wycoff and George Wycoff, a son and daughter-in-law, Donivan and Jane Green of Duke, grandchildren, Becky Green Combs and Phillip Combs, Michelle Green Shaw and Mike Shaw, Rana Wycoff Womack and Alan Womack, all of Duke, three great-grandchildren, Taylor Combs, RyLee Combs, and Sydney Shaw; a sister, Nell Nicolson, of Clinton, many nieces, nephews, and many friends in the community and within the telephone industry around Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, four sisters and a grandson, Timothy Michael Wycoff. A memorial fund has been established at the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Duke to benefit the Duke School Playground