Johnnie Marvin "John" Green, 59, left heart disease, weariness and pain for the company of his Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 23.

He was born to Katherine Calk Green and Clarence Marvin "Bubba" Green on December 3, 1954 in Bay City, Texas. John married the lovely Alma Sevilla on March 31, 1997. He is mourned by his wife, his mother, a special niece, Emily Lara, and a host of other family members. John was predeceased by his father, his younger brother, Clyde Edward "Duke" Green, and his grandparents, Felix and Lillie Calk and Harvey Marvin Green and Edna Green Melior. He deeply loved and enjoyed his Calk, Green and Sevilla family. And they, him.

John was kind, communicative, studious, and a seeker of knowledge. Every member of his family and countless friends could readily cite an example of his work ethic, devotion to bible study, pursuit of fairness, and quest for bettering the lives of those he loved and cared for. One of John's proudest achievements was returning mid-career to complete his formal education at Baylor University College of Law. While he loved "the law" and his practice, his life's work centered on knowing Jesus and sharing Him with others.

The family would like to thank Dr. Thomas DeBauche for his compassionate care and devotion to John's well-being. He is a tribute to his profession.

Friends are cordially invited for a visitation with the family from five in the afternoon until seven in the evening on Saturday, October 25th, in the chapel of Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, 2313 Avenue I in Bay City. The funeral service is to be conducted at four o'clock in the afternoon on Sunday, October 26th at Apostolic Pentecostal Church, 5701 Seventh Street in Bay City. The interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck. In lieu of customary remembrances, contributions in John's memory may be made to the Tupelo Children's Mansion, PO Box 167, Tupelo, MS 38802.