WILLIAM L. "Bill" GREEN, 81, of Bergholz, OH, passed away suddenly at his home Sunday, August 31, 2008. He was born in Bergholz, OH, October 27, 1926, a son of the late Claude and Ann Anderson Green. He graduated from the old Bergholz High School in 1944 where he excelled in sports making the basketball All Star Team. He served in the Merchant Marines and was a Protestant. Bill was a coal miner for the old Jensie mine and the Y & O mine and was a lifelong member of the United Mine Workers of America with 55 years. He retired from Ohio Edison and was a life member of the Sammis High Stack Club. On January 13, 1951, he married Rosemary (Eynon) Green who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Marsha (Rick) Byers and Becky (John) Tumis, both of Bergholz; five granddaughters, Amy (Jason) Long, Julie (David) Kireta, Danielle (Brian) DeLong, Dr. Christine Tumis, PharmD, and Lauren Tumis and one great-grandson, Kyle Long. His brother, Bob Green and his sister, Florence McClintick preceded him in death. Friends may call at the Everhart-Bove Funeral Home, 285 Second St., Bergholz Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM where funeral services will be held at 1 PM Thursday with Pastor Robert Stover officiating. Burial will follow in the Bergholz Cemetery. Condolences may be sent online at www.everhart-bovefuneralhomes.com.

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