Christine Green

Sister Christine Green was born on November 1, 1946 to the late Edward and Laura Bunche in England, Ark. Christine accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age uniting with the Pilgrim Progress Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. James T. Miller. Christine received her early education in the North Little Rock public school system where in 1965 she graduated with honors from Scipio A. Jones High School. Upon graduating from high school, Christine attended Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Ark. In 1969 she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in history. She taught History/Social Science in the Little Rock public school system for 36 years. Christine retired from teaching in the Little Rock School system On May 31, 2005 where she was recognized by the Little Rock Classroom Teachers Association as a "HISTORY TEACHER EXTRAORDINAIRE." Christine departed this life on Tuesday, July 24, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Laura Bunche and her beloved niece, Kimberly Shields. She leaves to cherish her memory: husband, Leon Green, Little Rock, Ark.; one son, Christopher Green, Nashville, Tenn.; four sisters, Bertha Gosha, Pittsburg, Calif., Ossie (Louis) Maxwell, Margaret (Jack) Odem, and Diane Bunche of Little Rock, Ark.; three brothers, Jessie (Betty) Bunche, Edward Bunche, Jr and Michael Bunche, all of North Little Rock, Ark.; one great aunt, Ellen Dunbar, Little Rock, Ark.; four aunts, Ossie Henry, North Little Rock, Ark., Aggie Black, Bakersfield, Calif., Maude Bunche and Freddie Mae Bunche of Chicago, Ill.; one uncle, Roosevelt (Erma Jean) Shavers; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of friends. Family hour: 6-7 p.m., Friday and Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, both to be held at Pilgrim Progress Baptist Church, Dr. Gerald Parker, officiating. Please send all flower arrangements to Robinson Mortuary. Services entrusted to Robinson Mortuary, 1201 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Little Rock (501) 371-0111. Sign online guestbook at www.robinsonmortuary.com. "Service You Can Trust."