OSAGE CITY - Arlon Leroy Green, 75, of Osage City, Kansas, departed this life on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. Arlon was born May 27, 1946 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Ovid Charles "O.C." and Pearl Lucille (Groff) Green. He grew up in Osage City and graduated from Osage City High School in 1964.

Arlon attended Emporia State University and while he was at Emporia State he got drafted to go into Vietnam by the United States Army on November 3, 1969. Arlon was a pilot for CH-47 Chinooks and served in the 15 ^th Aviation Company, 1 ^st Cavalry Division. He was Honorably Discharged on October 1, 1974.

On September 16, 1968, Arlon was united in marriage to Pamela Myrle Anderson in Nowata, Oklahoma. They shared over thirty-four years of marriage before Pamela passed away on October 11, 2002. To this union they shared two sons, Andrew and Joseph Green.

After Arlon returned home from Vietnam, Pamela and he lived a short time in Killeen, Texas. They moved back to Osage City where they lived the remainder of their lives. Arlon spent most of his working life farming and ranching which he loved to do.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Pamela; infant sister, Bernice Green; and a granddaughter.

Arlon is survived by his two sons, Andrew Green (Ann) of Elkhart, Indiana and Joseph Green (Carrie) of Osage City, Kansas; sister, Janice Craig (Dennis) of Topeka, Kansas; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Graveside services with military honors will be held 10:30 A.M. Monday, June 21, 2021 at the Lyndon Cemetery in Lyndon, Kansas. Memorial contributions may be made to the Helping Hands Humane Society c/o Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Avenue, Lyndon, Kansas 66451.