William Green

William L. "Bill" Green, 89, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, at the home of a daughter in Bloomfield, Missouri.

Born Feb. 28, 1931, in Midway, Kentucky, to Jesse J. and Sally Carter Green, he was one of nine children. He was a graduate of Midway High School. He met Nan Carpenter on a blind date, and he "loved her from the first time he saw her smile." They were married Nov. 3, 1956, at Midway Christian Church. Five children were born to their union.

Bill was a medical corpsman on the USS Des Moines during the Korean War, serving honorably in the U.S. Navy from Dec. 25, 1950, to Nov. 5, 1954.

Bill and Nan raised their family in Jackson and lived there more than 60 years. Bill worked 33 years at Procter & Gamble, retiring in 1988. He then worked several years as a custodian at North Elementary School in Fruitland. Bill was also a hobby farmer, and for several years he worked as a ring man for auctioneers Jim Reynolds and Doyle Grindstaff.

He and Nan were members of First Assembly of God Church in Jackson.

Loving survivors include his wife of nearly 64 years, Nan Green of Bloomfield; children, Kelly (Denise) Green of DeWitt, Arkansas, Kayelean (Bill) Vance of Bloomfield, Wanda (Dwight) Hensley of Bloomfield, Suzanne (Jerome) Townsend of Jackson; and Joy Harris of Dexter, Missouri; grandchildren, Nathan Green, Erin Baldwin, Bethany Reece, Kory Vance, Tyson Hensley, Leighton Hensley, Alana Wilson, Quade Townsend, Kendall Townsend, Brayden Beaird, Peyton Beaird and Daythan Lane; 11 great-grandchildren; and siblings, David Green, Betty Ann Sowers and Charlene Harmon.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Jesse Green Jr., Gay Renfro, Gladys Smith and Buddy Green; and an infant sister, Fay Green.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to service time Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home, with Bill's son-in-law, the Rev. Dwight Hensley, officiating. Burial and graveside military honors will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to the Boys and Girls Missionary Crusade, c/o The Assembly, P.O. Box 444, Bloomfield, MO 63825.

Online condolences may be made to the family by clicking on the tribute wall tab of Bill's personal obituary page at www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.