Esther M. Green

Esther M. Green, 84, of Cemetery St., Morganton, NC, went home to be with her Heavenly Father and her family on Saturday, February 6, 2010, at Grace Heights Health Care Center. Born in McDowell County, NC, on July 14, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Marion Maxwell Morris and Mayhue Pritchard Morris. Esther retired from Southern Devices and attended Conley Road Pentecostal Holiness Church.She is survived by her son, Bobby "Bob" Green and wife, Joyce, of Statesville, NC; grandchildren, Janet Spicer, Jennifer Green, Jason Green, and Joe Green; a brother, Earl Morris of Morganton; sisters, Edith White of Morganton, Ethel Flowers of Glen Alpine, NC, Frances West and Gladys Brewer of Roanoke, VA; and ten great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Esther was preceded in death by her husband, Troy Nathaniel Green; a son, Billy Ray Green; a grandson, Terry N. Green; and brothers, James "Ed" Morris and Frank Morris.The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 10, 2010, in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with Rev. William Rice officiating. Burial will follow in the Burke Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.