Edsel Green,Sr.

Services for Edsel Green, Sr., 87, of Gilmer, will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at 10 A.M. at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Larry W. Osborne officiating. Burial will be held at Floyd Cemetery with Masonic rites. Born on May 19, 1927, in Gilmer, Texas, to Charlie Almond Green and Frances Adelle 'Faye' Richardson Green, he died on Sunday, July 20, 2014. A lifelong resident of Upshur County, he was retired from Lone Star Steel. He was a deacon and a member of Cedar Springs Baptist Church and a life member of the Ore City Masonic Lodge. He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Rose Green, Ore City, and Eddie and Connie Green, Bettie; five grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Fayrine Green; and son, Stephen Michael Green. Pallbearers will be Charlie Green, Jr., Michael Green, Bailey Green, Edd Green, Jerry Green, and Bradley Green. Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Clawson, Bobby Livingston, Joe Cox, and Don Cox. If so desired, memorials may be made to the Cedar Springs Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 357, Ore City, Texas 75683. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer.