LaVerne Crume Green

LaVerne C. Green

LaVerne C. Green passed away peacefully on January 15, 2025. She was 93 years old. LaVerne was born the youngest of six siblings February 1,1931 to Annie Wallace Crume and James Charles Crume.

LaVerne was born in Portales, New Mexico, where she spent her childhood through her college years. She was always a high achiever. She earned valedictorian honors in junior high and high school. She was awarded Suma Cum Laude "highest honors" at Eastern New Mexico University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in English. She was very involved with the college newspaper at ENMU.

She was married to Beryl M Green on June 21,1952. They had been married seventy-two years. Their life together began in Portales and led them to El Segundo and Reseda California before settling in Monmouth Oregon.

In the early years of marriage and starting a family, LaVerne was a high school English teacher and yearbook advisor. She had three children: Beryl Dwayne [Sandy], Karen Diane, deceased [Pete], and Kerry Jay [Judy]. She had four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren she loved dearly.

LaVerne was of strong faith and always turned to God for answers. She was a member of the First Baptist Church Independence.

She will be missed for her smile and wit. A memorial service is scheduled for January 30,2025 at Farnstroms Mortuary, 410 Monmouth Street, Independence, Oregon. Internment will be held at Willamette National Cemetery in Happy Valley, Oregon.