Jerry Green's Obituary
Jerry Green was born on January 28, 1937 in Hornbeck, LA to his parents, Irene Jett Conover and Henry E. Green and passed away February 22, 2026 at the age of 89.
He was a lifelong resident of Hornbeck, LA and attended Oak Grove Bible Baptist Church where he was the Church Treasurer for over 50 years. He attended school in Hornbeck but at the age of 16, he was granted an emancipation and joined the United States Army where he served three years as a combat engineer during the Korean Era. After returning home, he got his GED and started attending Trade School where he met a special young lady named Betty. They married and had three children. They were married nearly 60 years before her passing.
After the Army, he worked and retired as a Heavy Equipment Engineer at Ft. Polk, LA. He loved to mechanic and tinker on small engines. Later, he took up woodworking and would build small pieces of furniture, walking sticks and canes. It was nothing for him to meet a stranger and give them a cane he had made if they looked like they needed one. His other favorite hobbies were fishing and making arrowheads. He was really glad when Diane bought a "fishing camp" on Vernon Lake for him and Betty to hang out at. He would go to Beverly's school and do arrowhead chipping demos for students during special events.
He is proceeded in death by his wife, Betty, his parents, his brothers Terry and Rick, and his sister Pam.
Left to cherish his memory are his siblings, Judy Cheromiah of Lebanon, TN and Sharon Hanson of Battle Ground, WA; children: Sharon (Diane) Green of Anacoco, LA, Beverly Frederick and husband Branan of Burkeville, TX, and David Green of Hornbeck, LA; grandchildren: Chase Frederick, Jade' Frederick and Michael Frederick and a host of nieces and nephews from Tennessee to California.
Our family would also like to express our appreciation to each of you for your kindness shown in prayer, thoughts and deeds. Extra special thanks and appreciation to the staff and friends at Summer House Assisted Living, his VA Home Based Primary Care Team and Passages Hospice in Alexandria, LA.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 12:00 P.M. at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in Leesville, with Bro. John Northway officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 28th from 11:00 until time of service at the funeral home. Burial will take place in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Hornbeck, Louisiana.
Those honored to serve as pallbearers are Mike Behan, Tony Griffin, Rodney Williams and Anthony Williams.
In lieu of flowers, our family would like you to consider a donation to St. Jude or the Alzheimer's Association in the memory of Jerry Green.
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings as eagles; They shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:9
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