Stella Mae Green

Stella Mae (Hicks) Green was born on September 13, 1943, in Hollow Rock, Tennessee. She went to Methodist Church. She moved to Columbus Ohio in 1960. She went to Linden McKinley High School. She was a Candy Striper (STNA today) for OSU. Years later, she was wedded to Ronald Green Sr, where she became home maker to 8 children, 6 girls and 2 boys.

Stella loved to travel. She had a green thumb. She was sociable. She loved to sew. She loved to make embroidery. She was very creative. She made costumes for her kids. Although she was not a fan of sweet potatoes, she could make a mean sweet potato pie, cobbler and pudding. She cooked a mean BlackBerry cobbler. She cooked greens, green beans, homemade banana pudding, vanilla cake and frosting from scratch. She cooked fried chicken, salmon patties, chilli, potato salad and stuffing from scratch. Yes. She was a wonderful chef. She loved Western movies, psy-fi movies aka “Jurassic Park”, Soap Operas (the channel 10 line-up). She used to say, “My stories are about to come on!” She loved the Madea movies, “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” was her favorite. She loved fruity cocktails, wine and beer. Stella was one of a kind. She was the youngest out of 5 daughters in her family. She was loyal and faithful, loved her parents, her sisters and her children. And she was a cat lover. She was a forward thinker. She spearheaded for all her daughters to get their ears pierced. She led a quiet life. She loved music. She listened to the Bee Gees. She taught her kids how to spell. Her kids knew how spell the word bed before kindergarten. Even if you were in the minority, she had your back. She was at your side, giving you the encouragement that you needed to succeed. Blue was her favorite color. She never picked any other color but blue. Stella was studying to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Stella died peacefully on August 13, 2024, at age 80 in Columbus, Ohio. Preceded in death by her husband Ronald Green Sr, daughter Anna Green, father, Foster Hicks, mother, Carrie (Teague) Hicks, sister Cora Helen Nesbitt, and grandson Aries Green.

She is survived by her children, Tracy Green, Sheryl Brittman, Mira Green, Kalma Stirtmire, Ronald (Tina) Green Jr, Kelly Green, Foster Green, sisters, Delores Boyd and Frances Johnson, many grand-kids and great grand-kids, nieces and nephews and many relatives and friends.

I cannot say sand I will not say hat she is dead, she is just away. With a cheery smile and a wave of hand She has wondered into an unknown land; And left us dreaming how very fair its needs to be, since she lingers there.And you-oh you, who the wildest yearn From the old-time step and the glad return -Think of her fairing on , as dear in the love of there, as the love of here Think of her still the same way, I say; She is not dead, she is just away.

~Away