Lester Ellsworth Greene, son of Wells Lee and Lois Davis Greene, was born at Walworth, Wis., June 23, 1861, and died in North Loup March 19, 1934.
He became a member of the Carlston Seventh Day Baptist Church at Alden, Minn., at the age of twelve. When he moved to North Loup his membership was brought here. September 24, 1881, Mr. Greene was married to Miss Carrie I. Clark. To them were born six children: Hattie Estelle Babcock deceased; Richard Lee and Archie Hugh, Ismay, Mont.; Delwin Burdette, Newberry, Calif.; Elsie S. Thorngate, Denver, Colo.; and Edward Ellsworth, North Loup. At the golden wedding anniversary all the children were present. Besides other relatives and friends there survives one brother, Fred, of Cashmere, Wash.
Farewell services were conducted from the North Loup church by his pastor and his nephew, Rev. L. O. Greene. Interment was in the North Loup cemetery. H. S. W.
