Bill Green
June 7, 1925-November 11, 2022
Bill Green, 97, WWII veteran, passed from this life to his eternal home on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, 2022.
He was born on June 7, 1925 at home in Tipton, the son of Lowell E. and N. Olive Green.
At the age of sixteen, Mr. Green moved with his family to Fairfax, Virginia where he finished his high school education and served as a Capital Messenger prior to joining the U.S. Navy. He served on the U.S.S. Monitor, II in the Pacific operating a 36 foot landing craft. Upon his discharge from the Navy, he attended Franklin College in Franklin, graduating in 1950. While attending Franklin, Mr. Green met the love of his life, Betty Bowman, and they were married Aug. 29, 1948. They shared 68 years of marriage until her death Nov. 7, 2016.
He started his working career at A & P grocery store and the Sears & Roebuck department store. He then owned and operated a Pure Oil Service at 38th and Central in Indianapolis. From 1957-60, he taught math at Pike High School. In 1960, he launched his sales career as a wagon jobber in the automotive aftermarket. He was a lead sales rep for Preferred Electric and later joining Midas International. During his work in the automotive aftermarket, Mr. Green belonged to and served as President of Automotive Booster Club #28. He also briefly published Automotive Contact Magazine. He then went to Research Institute selling tax and technical materials to Accountants and Tax Attorneys. He was then recruited by Prentice Hall to continue selling tax materials. While with Prentice Hall, Mr. Green acquired a Public Accountant License. Upon his retirement from Prentice Hall, he bought the practice of one of his customers and began a tax and accounting career which he continued to work until he was ninety. During this time, he also got into the real estate industry as an Independent Broker, operating Green Acres Realty.
In 2019, Mr. Green took a fall in his home, breaking his back. He had surgery and went through rehab. Upon discharge from rehab, he took up residence at Woodland Terrace in Carmel where he then met Bette Wilson. They married in Oct. 2019 and remained married until her passing in Feb. 2021.
Survivors include his son Stephen (Jan) Green; 2 sisters Janet McQueen and Mary (Gary) Craighead; 3 grandchildren Sarah (Curt) Gwin, Sam Green and Katie (Jon) Gibson; 8 great-grandchildren Cade Green, Kyler Green, Megan Gwin, Hannah Gwin, Cadence Gwin, Conrad Gwin, Sage Gwin and Kit Gibson; 5 nephews Richard (Mary Earlene) Anderson, Larry (Elizabeth) Goergen, Robbie (Ginnie) Green, Jeff Green and Chris Green; 5 nieces Nancy (Harry) Miller, Judy (Norm) Lawson, Cathy (Mark) Najmon, Pam (Frank) Goodall and Tabby Davis; plus many great- and great-great nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements are scheduled for for Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 at Randall and Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Road, Noblesville. Visitation is scheduled to be held from 1 to 3 p.m., with services scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Burial will follow after cremation on Tuesday, Nov. 29 in Fairview Cemetery, Tipton, at approximately 1:30 p.m.
Online condolences may be made at randallroberts.com