COOLVILLE-- Lester A. Green, Sr., 85, of Coolville, OH, passed away Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at Marietta Memorial Belpre Campus ER.
He was born Feb. 18, 1939, in Mineral Wells, WV, son of the late Clarence Richard and Helen Marty Green. Lester was a 1957 graduate of Parkersburg High School. He retired from DuPont in 1985 after 26 years of service and from Federal Hocking School District, where he was a bus driver with 14 years of service. He is a current member of the Federal Hocking School Board, with 19 years of service and a founding member of the Athletic Boosters Association. He served as a coach for Tri County Little League in Coolville and as a Track Official for Ohio and West Virginia. Lester was a 25 year member of the Athens County Fair Board, a member of the Broadway Ave. Church of the Nazarene and attended the Coolville United Methodist Church.
Lester and his wife Betty were honored to have the football field at Federal Hocking High School named after them.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Betty Hart Green; 2 sons, Jerry and Dawn Green, Kenny and Debbie Green; daughter-in-law, Sue Green; 8 grandchildren, Matthew Green, Justin Green, Jerry Green Jr., Linzy Barth, Lacey Metz, Emily Howell, John Fox and Tom Fox and 7 great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Lester A. Green, Jr.; 2 brothers, Richard Green and John Green and 3 sisters, Edith Miller, Mabel Stephens and Mildred Laughery.
Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M., Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, at the White Funeral Home in Coolville, OH, with Pastors Phil Thomas and Cecil Chapman officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery but due to the weather, there will be no graveside service.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wednesday, from 5-7 P.M.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Lester’s name to Federal Hocking Athletic Department, c/o Bruce Steenrod, 8461 St Rt 144, Stewart, OH 45778.
You are invited to sign the online guestbook at ehwfh.com.
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