Nettie Allene "Gigi" Green

1925 - 2008  (83 years)

• Name	Nettie Allene "Gigi" Green  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Gigi
  Birth	13 Apr 1925	Paxton, Shelby County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	31 Dec 2008	Woodville, Tyler County, Texas   [3]
  Burial	3 Jan 2009	Ramah Cemetery, Teneha, Shelby County, Texas
  Notes	Nettie Allene Green, 83, of Woodville Texas, formerly of Ann Arbor, MI, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at the Woodville Health & Rehab Center in Woodville, Texas. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 3rd at 2:00 p.m. at the Ramah Baptist Church with burial in Ramah Cemetery in Tenaha, Texas. Officiating was Brother Jerry Phillips. Nettie was born April 13, 1925 to Ralph Eugene & Nettie Ann Cammack Green in Paxton, Texas. After graduation from Tenaha High School, she received her BS degree from Texas State College for Women in 1949 and her MA in 1960. Her long and distinguished career in education took her to Germany, Texas, Nebraska, and finally Ann Arbor, Michigan. While in Germany, she served as the principal of a U.S. Army School in Straubing, a beautiful historic town on the Danube River. She took advantage of the opportunity to travel extensively throughout Europe and the Middle East. One of her favorite memories was being baptized in the Jordan River. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Clarence Green and James H. Green; and sister, Nelwyn Phillips. She is survived by two sisters, Blanche Phillips of Woodville, TX and Esther Adams of Houston, TX; one brother, Ralph Green of Dallas, TX and fourteen nieces and nephews. She is also survived by special friends, William Malcolm, Penny Garthwaite and countless students whose lives she inspired over her long career. Allene "Gigi" was a lifelong educator who taught elementary, middle and high school in Ann Arbor, Michigan starting in 1962. She was known as a very loving, caring, and giving person who was highly involved with her students. She had a gift of being able to help others work through any difficult decisions. She was always able to focus on the positive in people. Services were under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home of Woodville.
  Person ID	I43580	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Ralph Eugene Green,   b. 10 Feb 1881, Panola County, Texas d. Mar 1964, Joaquin, Shelby County, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Nettie Ann Cammack,   b. 17 Jul 1889, Shelby County, Texas d. 3 Jul 1973, Paxton, Shelby County, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	14 Feb 1909	Shelby County, Texas
  Family ID	F6953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Apr 1925 - Paxton, Shelby County, Texas Death - 31 Dec 2008 - Woodville, Tyler County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Shelby County, JP 5 Enumerated 9 Spr 1930 ED 210-16 SD 12 Sheet 7B Highway No. 35 149-151 (Reliability: 3). [S1661] Phillips, Blanche Green (Deceased)-Family Researcher, Woodville, Texas, 1989 Family Group Sheet and 1990 Ancestor Chart (Courtesy of Bob Phillips). [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).