Jewel Green

Jewel was born to Thomas and Albia Penman (nee Alford) on March 20, 1933 in Danville, Kentucky. The family relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio where she graduated from Old Woodward High School in 1951. She was the fourth of six children.
Jewel was an avid reader which enabled her to acquire a wealth of knowledge and she willingly shared that knowledge with others. She could mesmerize you with her story-telling. She loved poetry and her favorite poet was Paul Lawrence Dunbar. ―‘LIAS! ‘Lias! Bless de Lawd! Don‘ you know de day‘s erbroad?‖
She became a dedicated and baptized Jehovah‘s Witness in 1991, where she acquired and loved many sisters and brothers. She was able to minister full-time for four years before her illness caused her to slow down. Her years spent in the ministry brought her so much joy.
She will be missed by many.
She is preceded in death by her son Duane, and three siblings, Wilhelmina Ingram, Doris Tillery and Thomas Penman.
She is survived by three daughters, Darla Leary (Allen), Bonita Green and Yvette Williams; two sons, Anthony Williams and Dion Williams; her sister, Gladys Griffin; her brother, Robert Patterson (Brenda); four sisters-in-law, Emma Williams, Willie Pearl Jaklatsi, Mary Jane Booker (June) and Shirley Williams; one brother-in-law, Thomas Williams (Zadie); nine grandchildren, L‘Ron, Marie, Damon, Ryan, Channing, Christopher, Marcus, Dionne and Ceyon; several great-grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews who she loved as her own, and a countless number of honorary sons, daughters and grandchildren.