Howard Maxwell Green, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, went to be with his Lord on November 7, 2014. Howard was born on September 11, 1922, in Brooklyn, NY and at age two he moved with his parents to Warsaw, NY, where his father was a pastor of a small Baptist Church.
At the age of five, Howard moved with his parents and baby sister, Dorothy, to Hornell, NY. His father became pastor of Southside Baptist Church, where Howard came to know Jesus as his Savior at the age of eight. While in Hornell, his brother Paul and twin sisters Mildred and Virginia were born.
Howard graduated from Hornell High School in 1940 and left for Chicago to attend Moody Bible Institute, from which he graduated in 1943. From there he transferred to Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Chicago. While attending Northern, he started the East Peoria Baptist Church, traveling down there every weekend. After finishing his course work at Northern, Howard went to Laconia, NH, for six months to preach for his father who was in poor health due to his heart.
In December of 1948, Howard and his brother Paul hitchhiked to Southern California to seek a home for the family in a warmer climate, necessary for his father's health. He finished his studies for graduation from Northern at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, CA. Howard met Mildred (Bunnie) Ladd while attending First Baptist Church in Montebello, CA. After a one year courtship, they were convinced that the Lord wanted them together for life. They were married on July 11, 1953.
Howard organized and was pastor of the First Baptist Church of La Mirada, CA. Two children blessed their home during this time. Sherry was born in 1955 and Sheldon in 1958. Both love the Lord and serve in great Gospel-preaching churches. Three years later, Howard was called to be pastor of Desert Highlands Baptist Church in Palmdale, CA. Following that, he became the Director of Church Extension for the Conservative Baptist Association of Southern California with the responsibility for starting new churches in the area.
Prior to Howard's retirement in 1988, he served for 20 years as a Personnel Management Analyst for the County of Los Angeles. In 1992, he and Bunnie moved to Sun City, AZ, where they both became active in Grace Bible Church. Howard enjoyed serving as an elder, office manager, and treasurer at various times.
Howard is survived by his loving wife Bunnie; daughter Sherry Turley and her husband Russ; son Sheldon Green and his wife Kathy; sister Dorothy Green; sister-in-law DeWanna Green; brother-in-law Robert Ladd and his wife Patty; grandchildren Wendy Cano, Scott Turley, Jeff Turley, Cindy Chaplin, and John Green; and great grandchildren Damian, Gabriel, Natalie, Jack and Alexandria.
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