Jonita Owen Green

Graveside services will be held Saturday, September 13, at 10:00 AM at South Park Cemetery for Jonita Owen Green, 90, of Longmont, CO, who passed away Sunday, August 31, 2014. Jonita was born April 11, 1924 in Roswell, NM to the late Onty and Margaret Owen Liston. She married Elba A. Green on November 15, 1942. After 59 years of marriage, Elba passed away on February 6, 2001. Left to cherish her memory are Jonita’s four children: Mary Margaret (Dale) Klug of Crawford, NE; Wesley Onty Green of Boise, ID; Jeffrey Owen (Karen) Green of Thornton, CO; and Thomas Elba Green of Crawford, NE. Grandchildren: Larry Gene (Mary) Clark of Sterling, CO; Kelvin Clark of Ft. Meyers, FL; Holly Amador of Colorado Springs, CO; Brooke (Jeremy) Green of Boise, ID; Dawn (Brian) Green of Portland, OR; Jason (Mandy) Green of Boise, ID; Brian Green of Belen, NM; and Cody Green of Westminster, CO. She had 7 great grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren. Special nieces: Sue Maxwell of Akron, CO; Jan Cathey of Roswell, NM; Judi Lambert of Arvada, CO; Kim Beasley of Las Cruces, NM; and Leslie Dean of Roswell, NM. Jonita was a very loving aunt and Grandma Jo to Aimee Slade of Arvada, CO; Rob Tomas of Albuquerque, NM; Christy Baker of Akron, CO; Stephen Cathey of Roswell, NM; Stacey Cathey of Tucson, AZ; Melissa Gill of Lakewood, CO; and Jennifer Peach of Roswell, NM. Jonita was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her four siblings: brother, Leland Onty Liston; and sisters, Margie Strickland Durfey, Bobbie Adams Hart, and Jackie Chippeaux. Jonita was blessed to be part of the very large and pioneering Owen family. Her great grandfather, John W. Owen, was the Sheriff of Lincoln County in the early 1900’s. His son, Omer, married and had 12 children of which Margaret, the oldest child, was Jonita’s mother. Her love for family and tradition led Jonita to become the family historian. She completed wonderful detailed genealogies on both sides of her family. It was such a labor of love with book after book just filled with stories and pictures. Those books are now such a treasure for generations to come. Jonita’s first love was God and her savior Jesus, who she served faithfully as a Christian. Before moving to Longmont and joining her church there, Jonita lived many years in Albuquerque where she worshipped, and then Roswell, NM, where she was a longtime member of the South Main Church of Christ. Making friends was easy for Jonita everywhere she went. Three very special friends were like family to her: Iris Vogt, Pat Mangan, and Debbie Henry. In fact, Pat and Debbie were always asking Jonita to adopt them. Jonita was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend. She loved a good story, and she loved a good laugh. She was an avid reader, and loved to paint, cross stitch, and work Sudoku puzzles; and even at age 90, she had a sharp mind and a phenomenal memory. She baked the best cherry pie in the world, and always had time to listen to anything on your mind or heart. She was the keeper of all the family secrets, and she was the glue that kept the family together. Jonita might have an opinion but she was never judgmental, and you could always count on her to love your through any problem you might have. Not just loved, she was truly adored. Jonita was the best of the best, and no one will ever take her place. Proverbs 31 says… “her children will rise up and call her blessed.” In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations made to Hopelight Clinic c/o Longmont Church of Christ, 1351 Collyer St., Longmont, CO 80501

Jonita Owen Green

April 11, 1924 - August 31, 2014