Service was held October 29th, 2024 at New Paradise Baptist Church. Arrangements entrusted to Preferred Cremation and Burial
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Linda Rose Green, born on November 20, 1946, was the fourth child of nine born to Augusta Selmon and Clarence Moon in San Diego, California. She received her eternal reward on October 13, 2024.
She graduated from San Diego High, got married, and had 4 children; Anita, Marvin, Mary and Tracey. Her husband was in the United States Marine Corp, and they traveled for a while until they moved to El Toro, California, where he was stationed. She worked for the El Toro Marine Corp Club System for 20 years. She moved to Los Angeles, where she became a bus driver for the RTD transportation Department.
Linda was a member of the Solid Rock Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Clarence Devereaux in Los Angeles. Known as Mother Green, she loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and she would share her testimony how he brought her through. Once He did, she did not look back. She started the Mission Outreach at Solid Rock,
where they fed and clothed the homeless. She was a member of the prayer line ministry, active in her community, sung in the choir, on the Mother’s Board, Member of the Los Angeles Community Choir, and Prison Ministry.
Mother Green did not stop there. Once she moved to San Diego, she did what she was advised. “Once you move from this place we engage as soon as possible to unite with some other Church where we can carry out the Spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s Word.” And that is what she did!!! She united with the New Paradise Baptist Church, under the leadership of Pastor James Moore, Jr.
Mother Green was a sports fan. She loved football and baseball. She and Mother Elaine Brown would compare notes on the plays. They were known as the colored Mothers Green/Brown. Mother Green’s favorite player was her only son Marvin when he played ball.
Anita D. Thomas, (daughter) Betty Jo Tolliver, Carrie Baines, (sisters) precedes her in death.
She leaves to cherish her loving memory her children; Marvin A. Moon, Jr. (Karmen), Mary Davis, and Tracey James (Dimitri), brothers; Albert Baines (Yolanda), Percy Jack, and Clarence Tolliver, Jr. (Carol), sisters; Thelma Rie Tolliver, Evelyn DeLoach Scott (Oliver), and Godwin Terry; 23 grandchildren, daughter in love Denise Smith, and a host of great and great-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Mother Linda Green will be tremendously missed by many.
