John Green
Passed away into a peaceful rest on Jan. 20, 2012 at the John M. Gray Centre in St.Anthony, Mr. John Green of Raleigh, NL, in his 76th year. Mourning the loss of John from their lives is his adored wife of 58 years Mable; his children Wallace (Judy), Edna (Martin), Hazel (Raymond), Vivian (Tony), and Alonzo (Michelle); his grandchildren Jill Smith, Vanessa Green, Krista Roberts Terri Lapraik (Mike), Shawn Green, Kellie Rae Taylor, and Aaron Green; his great-grandchildren Brady Roberts, Chloe Reardon, Tristan Roberts and Liam Lapraik; his sister Alice Patey; his sister-in-law Deliah Green; brother-in-law Alonzo Bessey; sisters-in-law Loretta Bessey, Bertha Bessey, Joan Firth, and brother-in-law Kevin Firth. While their hearts are heavy, they are thankful to have shared his life and made loving memories. During his lifetime John suffered the loss of several family members, among them his mother and father Christina and Elijah Green, his brothers Henry and Leonard Green, his sister Nina Colbourne, his sister-in-law Beatrice Green his brothers-in-law Amaziah Patey and Hubert Colbourne. Visitation was held at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Raleigh, from where the funeral service took place on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Diane Smith and lay reader Alf Larkin officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre Funeral Homes, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Levinia Fillatre, funeral director.


