Feb. 28, 2002
Reva May Green
Reva May Green was born Jan. 2, 1910 in Topaz, MO, daughter of James Dallas and Maude Alice Wallin. She departed this life Feb. 18, 2002 at Willow Care Nursing Home in Willow Springs, age 92 years 1 month and 16 days.
She was united in marriage to Norman Leon �Lee� Green on Aug. 27, 1940 at Canon City, CO. With this union, Lee became the dad to three children and then they added 2 more daughters to the family. Reva accepted Christ into her life about 50 years ago and was baptized at the Ava Crossing on Indian Creek. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Willow Springs. She worked at several different jobs and was a very active volunteer. She volunteered at the Senior Center, Ozark Action, Willow Care Nursing Home and M.U.N.C.H. She was also a very active member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary where she served as president, secretary and treasurer, and was chairman of the Memorial Day Dinner for several years. Reva and Lee were the center of a large, loving family and loved any time that was spent with their family. The last several years her health began to fail but she was taken care of with loving hands by her husband of over 61 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, 1 daughter, Bonnie Louise Turner, a son-in-law, W.E. �Bill� Johnson, 4 grandchildren, Rick Stephenson, Steven Johnson, Susan Turner Holloman, and Stephen Michael Eugene Turner; 1 great-grandchild, 1 sister, Fern Helen Bolin, 4 brothers; Troy, Cecil, Raymond, and Roy Wallin.
She will be sadly missed by her husband, �Lee� of the home; her children: Jerry Johnson of Willow Springs, Ernest Lee & JoAnn Stephenson of Jacksonville, Ark, Kay and Joe Losh of Van Alstyne, TX, and Connie & Sherman Hiler of Willow Springs; a son-in-law, Donald E. Turner of Independence; 2 sisters, Irma Wake of Willard and Betty Herman and Alice Druley, both of Marshfield; 13 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Services were held Friday, Feb. 22, 2002 at Westside Family Life Center with David Lovan officiating. Burial followed at Pine Grove Cemetery with Willow Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.