Kenneth Green

Kenneth R. Green, son of the late John Harvey and Mabel Fay Darr Green, was born in Bloomfield on July 9, 1935, and passed away at his daughter's home, with his family by his side, in Alton, Illinois on December 9, 2013, at the age of 78 years. He was raised in the Bloomfield community, he moved to Bethalto, Illinois where he worked and raised his family, he retired as a machinist from Nixdorff Chain and moved to Dudley, Missouri. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. He was married to Betty Jo Crossfield in Dupo, Illinois on November 23, 1957, she preceded him in death on May 30, 2010. Surviving are four sons, John L. Green of Brighton, Illinois, Rick Green of Dudley, Kenneth Green of Hartford, Illinois, Eric Green of East Alton, Illinois; four daughters, Vicki Dickinson and Kathy Green both of Alton, Illinois, Dawn Unterbrink of Bethalto, Illinois, Debbie Bolt of Clarksville, Tennessee; twenty-eight grandchildren; forty-eight great grandchildren; four sisters, Joyce Fleetwood of Henderson, Nevada, Shelby Monroe of Bloomfield, Judy DeMarsh of Cape Girardeau; Lois Holden of Dexter. He was preceded in death by three children, Rosetta Olsen, Paula Green, and Gary Green; one grandson, Kenneth William Tolbert, one great grandson, Trey Richards, one sister, Doris Thomas and one brother, James L. Green Friends may visit on Friday, December 13, 2013, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 13, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter. Burial in the Missouri Veteran's Cemetery in Bloomfield with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.