Charles Albert Green age 72 of Lynchburg died Thursday, September 30, 2004 at his residence. He was born December 31, 1931 in Ludlow Falls, Ohio the son of the late Fredrick Gutlip and Ada (Eikenberry) Green. He was a retired farmer and an Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. He was very active in the Martinsville United Methodist Church serving on the Governing Council, as a Trustee, Teacher and Superintendent and also was very active in the Lynchburg Lions Club where he received the Melvin Jones Fellow Award and had been a host family for four German foreign exchange students over the years. On May 22, 1955 in Warrenton, Missouri he married Maxie Belle Schroeder who survives. He is also survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Ada Ann and Timothy Wayne Amburgey Sr., Sandra Kay and Ronald Eugene Franz all of Lynchburg, sisters, Margaret Shimp and Lois Anderson of Troy, brothers, Berman Greene and “Jack” Orville Green of Troy, David Green of Tipp City, grandchildren, Timothy Wayne Amburgey Jr., Donald Wayne Franz and Scott Alan Franz of Lynchburg, step-grandchildren, Jimmie Lee Franz of Blanchester, Valici Gentry of Kentucky, Tabatha Kay Franz of Sardinia, step-great grandchildren, Eric Ryan Gentry, Carley Joann Gentry, Heather Marie Gentry, Aries Alexander Gentry, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Walter Junior (Roxie) Schroeder of Warrenton, Missouri and Harvey and Jane Schroeder of Vandalia. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Waldo and Ralph Green, one sister, Mary Davis, one sister-in-law, Jo Green, brothers-in-law, Chelcie Shimp and John Davis and one foster brother, Howard Bayhan and his wife, Ruth Bayhan. Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Martinsville United Methodist Church. Burial with military honors presented by the American Legion Post #49 Memorial Squad will follow in the Clinton Memory Gardens. Friends may call on Monday from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Davis-Turner Funeral home in Lynchburg. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For more information or to send condolences to the family please visit www.turnerfuneralhomes.cc
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We were saddened to hear of your loss and wish to express our sincerest condolances to the family.
However, as Nathaniel Hawthorn so aptly stated, "We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream...it may be so at the moment of death."
Or how about the words of Rabindranath Tagore? "Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because dawn has come."
And finally, the words of Thoreau: "Only nature has a right to grieve perpetually, for she only is innocent. Soon the ice will melt, and the blackbirds sing along the river which he frequented, as pleasantly as ever. The same everlasting serenity will appear in this face of God, and we will not be sorrowful, if he is not."
My best memory of Charlie was one night when he drove me home from the Boy Scouts, which Tim and I were both involved in at the time. To be honest with you, I was scared of the guy. He was always stern looking and intimidating and I, being young and naive in the ways of the human heart, thought he must have been one of the toughest old hombres around. Well, anyway, that night changed my thinking about him forever. He talked about Tim that night...for quite some time. I realized just how lucky they were to have each other and was truly touched by his words.
God bless you all and know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers.