Rosella Green Obituary (1924 - 2015)

Rosella Green, 90, formerly of Blue Mound, IL passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Monday (Jan. 5, 2015) in St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, IL. A service to celebrate Rosella's life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday (Jan. 10, 2015) at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Blue Mound. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation one hour prior to the service. Rosella will be laid to rest next to her husband Levi in Hall Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to the First Christian Church of Blue Mound, American Heart Association or American Cancer Society. Rosella was born on March 22, 1924 in Blue Mound, IL, the daughter of Berniece Wellwood. Rosella was a homemaker and resided in Blue Mound most of her life. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Blue Mound. Rosella married Levi W. Green on June 30, 1947 in Hannibal, MO. He preceded her in death on February 5, 2003. Rosella is survived by her daughter: Diana Haywood and her husband Oland of Brownstown, IL; granddaughters: Tessa DeWitt and her husband Michael of Farina, IL, Jennifer Vesely and her husband Chad of Wentzville, MO, Dana Coble and her husband David of Columbia, MO; great grandchildren: Summer Linkey, Zachary Linkey, Caleb DeWitt all of Farina, IL, Lucie Vesely of Wentzville, MO and Claire and Grace Coble of Columbia, MO. She was preceded in death by her mother, husband, son: Warren, two brothers and her daughter-in-law: Linda. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com.