Lavern Green

LaVern Antionette “Tammie” Green was born

on December 29, 1957, to Minister Thomas Edward Green,

Jr., and the late Carrie Lee Bennett Johnson. She was raised

in Palmetto, Florida, as well as Great Neck, New York. She

graduated from John L. Miller Great Neck Senior High

School with the class of 1976.

While living in New York, Tammie took part in modeling

as well as completing some college with psychology as her

major. She was truly a free-spirited and “tell it like it is”

person with a true love for family and all who she became

close to. She was always the life of the party.

Tammie later returned to Palmetto, Florida, where she

worked various jobs ranging from customer service, call

centers, and the packing house. She worked these various

jobs until her health started to decline and prevented her

from doing so. Tammie accepted Christ as her personal

savior and attended Bible Baptist Church, until walking

became an issue and she was no longer able to do so.

Tammie was preceded in death by her mother, Carrie Lee

Bennett Johnson; grandmothers, Ada Lee Wilson and

Sarah Green; sisters, Patricia Green (her favorite sister) and

Treacy Green; aunts, Jean Leach and Lee Bennett; uncle,

Edgar Reshard, Sr.; cousin, Edgar Reshard, Jr.; and bonus

son, Samuel Edwards.

Left to cherish her memories are: her father, Minister Thomas

Edward Green, Jr.; children, Tyson Johnson, ZeAnna Reed

and Deon Edwards; grandchildren, Anthony Johnson,

Zenai (Sweet Pea) Reed, Layla (her birthday twin) Johnson,

Matthias Wilson, Jae Johnson, and Kanaan Valentine;

special cousin (more of a brother,) Daryl Reshard; “Honey,”

Laurie Edwards Sr.; bonus children, Laurie Edwards, Jr.,

Arthur Edwards, Jessica White (Rover), and Trent Solomon

Starling; as well as the entire Edwards family; an aunt,

Sarah Dawson; uncle, Minister Otis Bennett; sisters, Vickim

Franzina, Teyonna, and Tarika; as well as a host of other

sorrowing friends and family.

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