Larry Dean Green and twin sister, Ramona, were born on January 28, 1951 at the home of very proud parents, Raymond (Pat) Green and Edith (Jones) Green at the family farm near Fanchon, Missouri. It was a normal January day in Missouri. The temperature outside was in the low teens and the old wood stove full of wood, red hot on every side, trying to keep the house warm. Doctor Virgil Bailey was at the home to help with delivery.
Larry passed away on August 9, 2025 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri with his family at his side.
Larry is survived by the love of his life, Ada Green and their fur baby, Patches; brother Jerry Green and his wife Virginia; sister, Patsy Briggs-Stubbs; twin sister, Ramona Coldiron; brother Bobby Green and wife Judy; sister-in-law, Becky Green; uncle Jimmy Jones and wife, Shirley, whom he loved deeply and shared love of many past times (including softball, baseball, watching John Wayne and Joel McCrae western movies and playing pitch); aunt Virginia Green; many nieces and nephews, great nephews, great nieces, and cousins.
Larry is preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Edith Green; grandparents, Charles and Nancy Green; Ivo and Ruth Jones; brothers, Jacky Green, Charles Green; brother-in-laws, Dwain Briggs, Henry Stubbs, and Jimmy Coldiron; sister-in-laws, Glenna Green, Jeannie Green; nephews, Alan Green and Bradley Green.
Larry spent many hours playing on the softball fields in and around West Plains. In the last few years he enjoyed playing pool with his buddies at the Senior Citizens Center in West Plains. Larry worked at Butler Furniture Store for over twenty years until they closed the business. He worked at Ozarks Medical Center until his retirement.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, Missouri with Reverend Aaron Fullertton officiating.
Visitation will be held Saturday, August 16, 2025 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery, Peace Valley, Missouri, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains, Missouri.
