Jerry Green

Published 12:00 am Sunday, November 22, 2009

FERRIDAY — Services for Jerry L. Green, 70, of Ferriday, La., who died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Natchez Community Hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Young’s Funeral Home with Bro. Paul Cain officiating.

Burial will follow at Highland Park Cemetery in Sicily Island, La., under the direction of Young’s Funeral Home in Ferriday.

Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mr. Green was born Dec. 22, 1938 in Hayti, Mo. He was a resident of Ferriday and Sicily Island, a farmer, and a member of the First Baptist Church of Sicily Island.

He served his country in the United States Army National Guard.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Malcolm Fred and Mary Elizabeth Edwards Green; son, Quintin Lynn Green; two brothers, Malcolm Dunnie Green and Virgil Eugene Green; and two sisters, Opal Doris Brummett and Virginia Ileene Woods.

Survivors include wife of 48 years, Judy Epperson Green of Ferriday; son, Warren Keith Green of Ferriday; daughter, Regina Darlene Green Otto and husband Nicholas of Hayes; two sisters, Dorothy Lee Brown of Portageville, Mo., and Lavina Rose Clark of Bentonia; daughter-in-law Amy Goode Green-Huff and husband, Kirk of Harrisonburg; grandson, Matthew Quintin Green-Huff of Harrisonburg and granddaughter, Emily Kirsten Huff of Harrisonburg.

Pallbearers will be Ed Stone Jr., Eric Gray, Jimmy Parker, Danny Richardson, Matt Myers and David Whatley.

Honorary pallbearers will be Henry Biedenharn, Hank Biedenharn, Murry Biedenharn and Hank Kizer.

Online condolences may be sent to www.youngsfh.com.