 1927 - 2015 (87 years)
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| Name |
Johnie Richard Green |
| Born |
20 Jun 1927 |
Lovettsville, Virginia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
19 Mar 2015 |
Knoxville, Maryland |
| Buried |
Brownsville Heights Cemetery, Brownsville, Maryland |
| Person ID |
I3016 |
Virts |
| Last Modified |
25 Apr 2021 |
| Father |
Carroll George Green, b. 21 Jan 1902, Lovettsville, Virginia , d. 28 Apr 1985, Hagerstown, Maryland (Age 83 years) |
| Mother |
Anna Pauline Virts, b. 23 Apr 1904, Lovettsville, Virginia , d. 15 Mar 1995, Leesburg, Virginia (Age 90 years) |
| Family ID |
F118 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- KNOXVILLE, Md. (WUSA9) -- Police have identified three people who died in a double murder-suicide in Maryland.
The murder-suicide took place in the 600 block of Valley Road in Knoxville located roughly 60 miles northwest of DC in Washington County.
Johnie Green, age 87, shot his 86-year-old wife, Mary, and their 56-year-old special needs son, Mark before taking his own life, police said.
Johnie Green called a family member to say he had shot his wife and son and was about to shoot himself, according to police.
Neighbors are stunned by the tragedy, including Idell Waters who has known the Green family across the street for years.
Waters describes them as wonderful neighbors who would help her out. But the couple suffered health issues, according to Waters.
"There was something wrong with a mass in his stomach. They told him it was cancer. Everything was too much for him I guess," Waters said.
Police came to the home around 7:30 a.m. Thursday morning for a welfare check.
Johnnie Green and his son were found dead at the scene. Mary Green was medavac'd to the hospital and later died from her injuries. All three had suffered gunshots to the head.
Mary and Mark Green were found in a bedroom, Johnnie Green was in the basement.
"He just couldn't take it any longer I guess," Waters said.
Neighbors said the elderly couple had 3 children including Mark Green.
"Mark is a very nice guy. He use to drive his bike almost everyday in the summer time. He put a lot of miles on that bike. He was mentally challenged or handicapped, he was a nice guy and willing to help you out if he could, " a neighbor said.
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The Frederick News Post, Frederick, Maryland, March 23, 2015
Johnie Richard Green, 87, of Knoxville, MD passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at his residence.
Born June 20, 1927 in Lovettsville, VA, he was the son of the late Carroll Green and Pauline Virts Green.
He was of the Methodist faith.
He was the beloved father of Sharon Glenn and husband, James, Jr. of Sharpsburg, MD and Wayne Green and wife Pam of Mt. Airy, MD; also survived by four grandchildren, Darla Pennick, Ryan Green and wife, Danielle, Stephanie French and husband, Joey and Megan Green and six great grandchildren, Haley, Gavin, Micah, Presley, Pearce and Brady.
Services will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Eackles-Spencer & Norton Funeral Home, 256 Halltown Road, Harpers Ferry, WV with Pastor Alan Smith officiating. Interment will be in Brownsville Heights Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 6-8 pm.
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