Delbert L. Green
Dec. 31, 1953-Dec. 4, 2004
Delbert Lee "Paga" Green, 50, of Ferry Street, Niles, Mich., died following an extended illness at 11:10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, in his home.
He was born Dec. 31, 1953, in LaPorte, Ind., to Ronald Jackson and Rita Mae Clark. He had lived in Niles since 1973, coming from Bloomington, Ill.
He was employed as a truck driver for Conway Central Express in South Bend, Ind., and was a former employee of F.S. Carbon Company, Buchanan, Mich.
He enjoyed restoring classic automobiles including his 1963 Chevrolet Impala and 1968 Ford Fairlane. He was a member of the "Old Boys Toys" Car Club in Niles. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends of which there are many.
On June 23, 1973, at their home in Niles, he married the former Lucy A. Sanchez, who survives. He is also survived by daughters, Christina (Bobby) Whyde, Melissa Green and Shelby Marie Green, all of Niles; three grandchildren, Dakota Green, Elysia Rudisill and Katelyn Whyde; his father, Ronald Jackson of Normal, Ill.; his mother, Rita Mae (Chuck) McDaniels of Auburndale, Fla.; three sisters, Terri Little of Florida, Norma Yazell of Melbourne, Fla., and Summer McDaniels of Auburndale. There are several other stepbrothers and stepsisters surviving, as well as his mother-in-law and father-in-law, whom he considered his second parents, Arcadio and Lorna Sanchez of Niles.
Funeral services for Delbert Lee Green will be at 11 a.m. today, Dec. 7, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles. Committal services will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. Visitation will be for one hour prior to services in the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Hospice at Home.
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