Bob F. Green, 96, of Ellery, passed away at Villas of Holly Brook in Mt. Carmel, Illinois at 8:35 a.m. on Monday, January 27, 2025.
He was a lifelong farmer, operating a livestock and grain farm.
Bob was born March 16, 1928 in Wayne County, near Ellery, Illinois to Clarence and Katie Fisher Green. Following the death of his parents when he was 8 years old, he and his three brothers barely escaped the Orphan Train, when a neighbor heard the arrangements made on a wall telephone and notified their grandparents. Bob then lived with his grandparents, John and Martha Green until age 12 and then lived with his Uncle Charlie and Fannie Fisher of Ellery.
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Betty Evans, of Albion. They shared 73 wedding anniversaries. He was an active member of the Ellery Christian Church, a member of the Edwards County School Board, a member of the Edwards County Farm Bureau and then Wayne County Farm Bureau. He served as past president of the Wayne County Livestock Co-Op

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