Misc. Notes
Henrico County Police Department, Virginia
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 22, 1948
Patrolman Welford Green was shot and killed after responding to a domestic dispute at a local restaurant.
While the officer was talking with the parties, the male was able to grab a shotgun and open fire, killing Patrolman Green.
Read more:
http://www.odmp.org/officer/5704-patrolman-welford-early-green#ixzz20QQHbjdvOn December 22, 1948, Officer Welford E. Green gave his life in the line of duty. While attempting to mediate a domestic dispute, Green was fatally wounded by a person who fired a shotgun at close range.
Before he became a member of the Division, Green served in the United States Army. At the time of his discharge, he was stationed in Oklahoma. He became a police officer with Henrico County Division of Police on November 30, 1943. Henrico Police Foundation; P.P. Box 3165, Glen Allen, VA 23058
Spouses
Birth22 Apr 1907
Death21 Nov 2009, Henrico Co., VA
BurialOakwood Cemetery, 3101 Nine Mile Rd. Richmond, VA, USA 23223
Misc. Notes
Mistakenly had mother as Pearl Gilliam from verbal information until 2011. Odell’s death certificate me be incorrect.
Obituary
THURSTON, Odell Parron, 102, of Henrico County, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mack O. Thurston; son, Edgar Burrow Marks; parents, Edgar Burrow Parron and Pearl Lee Parron. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Gwendolyn M. Marks; grandchildren, Kimberly Marks Campbell, Karen Marks Harrington; great-grandchildren, Travis Walker Harrington, Ian Spencer Campbell, Caroline Odell Campbell and Christian Graydon Campbell; and her special friend and caregiver, Elva Carroll. Odell was a member of Four Mile Creek Baptist Church. She was a deeply devoted daughter, mother and grandmother. Family will receive friends at 1 p.m. November 24, 2009 at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, Va., where services will follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.
Published in Richmond Times-Dispatch on November 24, 2009
Marriage7 Oct 1939, Richmond, Virginia137