Robert E. Green, 81, of Fitzgerald, died Thursday, June 4 at Osceola Healthcare in Ocilla.
Graveside services will be held 11 A.M. Saturday, June 6, at Arbor Cemetery with Dr. Lloyd Stembridge. Visitation will be held at 9:30 Saturday morning until the funeral hour at the funeral home.
Mr. Green was born April 22, 1928 in Ben Hill County to the late Thomas H. and Kathleen Towerson Green. He retired from the U.S. Merchant Marines, serving during World War II and Korea and he also served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Green moved back to Fitzgerald in 1960 and was a member of Arbor Baptist Church.
Mr. Green is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Gilbert & Mildred Green of Fitzgerald; nieces and nephews, Carol & Jesse Howell of Fitzgerald, Richard Green and Ron Green of Atlanta and Marilyn & Chuck Currence of Athens, TN as well as several great nieces and nephews. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 brothers.