Mary L. Green died Monday, April 16, 2012, at Colorow Care Center in Olathe. She was 98.
A graveside funeral service will be held Saturday, April 21, at 9:30 a.m. at Mesa View Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at Taylor Funeral Chapel in Delta.
Mrs. Green was born May 26, 1913, in Caldwell County, Ky., to Ruben and Florcy (Vanhooser) Mitchell. She spent her childhood in the Arvada and Golden areas. She graduated from Arvada High School in 1932.
She married Lowell Green on May 25, 1936.
Mrs. Green enjoyed jeeping, fishing, snowmobiling and outdoor activities with her family. She was an artist and enjoyed painting in several media, including overglaze porcelain painting. She was a charter member of Delta Fine Arts, where she held several offices. She was past president of the North Fork Council of Arts and Humanities and a member of the Surface Creek Republican Women. At the age of 89 she learned to quilt and made baby quilts for her great-grandchildren.
She is survived by three sons and their wives, Dewayne and Kathy Green of Montrose, Donald and Charlene Green of Nathrop, and Kenneth and Jean Green of Montrose; a daughter and her husband, Patricia and Paul Lambert of Montrose; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
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Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory is handling the arrangements.
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