Willard Green

DEXTER, Mo. -- Willard "Bill" Green, 78, of Dexter died Saturday, July 1, 2006, at Wappapello, Mo.

He was born Oct. 29, 1927, in Allen Township, Ohio, son of Noah Sullivan and Bertha Bell Holycross Green.

Green retired as a clerk with the U.S. Postal Service at the Cape Girardeau Post Office. He was formerly of Jackson and Marble Hill, Mo., moving to Dexter 10 years ago. He was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force.

Survivors include a son, Donald Green of Dexter; a daughter, Delores Slinkard of Marquand, Mo.; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and six brothers and sisters.

Friends may call at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter from 9 a.m. to service time today.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at the funeral home, with the Rev. Kenneth Biggs officiating. Burial will be in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield, with full military honors conducted by Stoddard County Veterans Honor Team.