James Henry ‘Jim’ Green

Sunday, May 14, 2023

James Henry “Jim” Green, 70, of Greencastle, formerly of Greenwood, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

He was born Sept. 8, 1952, in Brazil, the son of Jim Henry and Jane (Milligan) Green.

He was a graduate of Greencastle High School in the class of 1970, and attended Indiana State University and Kentucky School of Mortuary Science.

Jim retired from the Indiana Attorney General’s Office and IBM. He had also worked at Walmart Distribution and Bittles & Hurt and Hopkins-Rector funeral homes. Jim served as a pastor at Lifebuilder Community Church and past Master Councilor of DeMolay.

He was preceded in death by his father; a daughter, Jennifer Lea Green; and grandparents Archie and Wanetta (White) Milligan and P.H. and Anna Dee (Anderson) Green.

Jim is survived by his wife, Melissa Kay (Lady) Green; daughters Brandi (Neil) Johnson and Alixandra (Joel) Welch; mother Jane Green: sisters Jana (Jim) Harris and Jodi (Dan) Stockton; grandchildren Hailey, Hayden, Hillary and Holden Johnson and William and Evelyn Welch; and his four-legged buddy, Leo.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17 at the Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Forest Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. on Wednesday until time of service at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Jim to the Putnam County Playhouse, P.O. Box 309, Greencastle, IN 46135.