Alexander G. Green Jr

I was a frequent visitor to his house courting his daughter Courtenay and can be thankful that I visited him in 2009 with my daughter Dixie and have fond memories of he and his wife.

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Fauquier Now

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Alexander Gibson Green Jr., 96, a lifelong resident of Markham, died on Sunday, May 12, 2013, at his home, Green Acres.

He was born Oct. 20, 1916, a son of the late Alexander and Lizzie Stribling Green of Markham.

Mr. Green worked as a farmer, as the Markham postmaster and as the manager of his family’s general store in the village. He served on the board of directors of The Fauquier Bank and its parent company, Fauquier Bankshares, from 1950 until 2005.

Mr. Green’s survivors include his brother, Henry C. Green of Markham; three children, Mary Blake Green of Markham, Courtenay Marshall Green Mullen of Fairfax and Alexander Gibson Green III of Leesburg; two grandchildren, Rebekah Green Wright of Charleston, S.C., and Blake Green Watson of Atlanta; a great-granddaughter, Kennedy Watson, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

His wife, Mary Blake Green, died in 1991.

The funeral will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at Markham United Methodist Church, with interment to follow at Old Leeds Cemetery.

Memorial contributions made to the Old Leeds Cemetery, c/o W. C. Stribling, 4540 Carrington Road, Markham, Va. 22643, or to the Leeds Ruritan Club, P.O. Box 2, Hume, Va. 22639.

Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.