Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Green, Inez Watson June 29, 2009
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Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - July 5, 2009
NORFOLK - Inez Watson Green , a native and lifetime resident of Norfolk, 
died in her home Monday, June 29, 2009. She was 92. Mrs. Green was known by 
all as a great Samaritan. In addition to pursuing a successful career in 
social work and retiring as a Senior Social Worker for the Norfolk Division 
of Social Services after more than 40 years of service, she gave much of 
herself by way of her civic and community activities. 

Mrs. Green was the daughter of Henry A. Watson, a merchant, and Inez 
Traynham Watson, a school teacher. 

They named her Inez Beatrice Watson. Born in 1916, she was the eldest of the 
Watson's two children. As such, she began her winning way of helping others 
by watching over her younger brother, James A. Watson. He became a physician 
and practiced for most of his career in Oakland, Calif. Despite their 
distance, Mrs. Green and her brother remained in constant contact and close 
at heart. She was greatly saddened when he died in September of 2007. 

Mrs. Green graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk where 
she was an honor student. She went on to attend West Virginia State College. 
There she was a member of the Alpha Delta Sigma Honor Society and graduated 
cum laude. Thereafter, she attended Howard University School of Social Work 
and New York University Graduate School. 

After completing her education and returning home to Norfolk, Mrs. Green , 
despite the demands of her career, readily and generously lent a hand to 
others. She was an active member of Bank Street Memorial Baptist Church, 
member of Norfolk's Council for Interracial Cooperation, vice president of 
the Auxiliary to the Norfolk Medical Society, secretary to the Auxiliary of 
Old Dominion Medical Society, Life Member and officer of Norfolk Alumnae 
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., member of the Board of 
Management of Norfolk YWCA, board member of Virginia Council of Social 
Welfare and researcher for the American Cancer Society. Additionally, she 
was a regular volunteer for, and collected funds for, the American Heart 
Association and a volunteer for more than 10 years and more than 800 
volunteer hours at Kirn Memorial Library. 

Mrs. Green was the widow of Dr. A.B. Green Jr. She is survived by her 
brother's widow, Mrs. Wenefrett P. Watson; nephew, Mr. James A. Watson Jr.; 
nephew, Dr. Henry Geoffrey Watson and his wife Mrs. Carolyn Watson; nephew, 
Gary A. Watson, Esq.; and niece, Mrs. Cynthia Arnold and her husband Larkin 
Arnold, Esq. She as well leaves great-nieces, Ms. Catherine Watson, Ms. Sara 
Watson and Ms. Angela Watson, and great-nephews, Mr. Bryan Watson and Mr. 
Richard Watson. In addition to her brother and her husband, Mrs. Green was 
preceded in death by her niece, Mrs. Janet Watson David; great-niece, Ms. 
Tiffany Dawn Washington; and great-nephew, Mr. Henry Geoffrey Watson II. 

A wake will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, in Graves Funeral Home, 1631 
Church St., Norfolk, VA 23504, where the phone number is 757-622-1085. A 
funeral will be held Wednesday, July 8, at 11 a.m. in Bank Street Memorial 
Baptist Church, 7036 Chesapeake Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23513, where the phone 
number is 757-857-0197.

Additional Comments:
Calvary Cemetery

GREEN, INEZ W	2243	Section 20, Block 20, Lot 8, Space SW	92, 07/08/2009

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