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Rosalynd Green died at age 86 on
December 16, 2008, in
Davis after a long battle with cancer. She
was born Mary Rosalynd Capps on March 13, 1922, in
Jefferson, Iowa, to parents John
Dee Capps and Rosa
Sophia (Shoop) Capps. After
graduating from high school in Jefferson, she joined the U.S Army and served in the Pentagon during World War II.
After the war, she attended Minneapolis
Business
College, where she met a fellow student, Gordon Green, who she married on February 18, 1950. They moved to
Davis
in 1955 and raised a family of three sons.
She was a member of the Davis
Community
Church
where she participated in Deacons, Women’s Circle, Mariners, teaching Sunday
school, and serving meals to the college group.
She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Gordon Green of Davis; her sister, Marie Balding of
Sacramento; her three sons, Robert (future daughter-in-law, Pamela) of Moraga, Gary of Sacramento, and Steven
(daughter-in-law, Alice) of Phoenix, Arizona; and her two granddaughters, Janelle of Alameda and Jessica of Moraga.
She was buried at the Sacramento
Valley
National
Cemetery
at 5810 Midway Road
in Dixon, CA
on December 30. A memorial service
was held at
Davis
Community
Church
on December 30. An online guestbook is available
at www.wiscombefuneral.com. In lieu of sending flowers, please make a donation
to the American Cancer Society or your favorite charity.
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