Obituary- Lurline Williams Ellington-Richland Parish Louisiana July 2000 Submitted by Dot Golliher ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** * Copied from the Richland Beacon News-July 6,2000 Lurline Williams Ellington RAYVLLLE - Funeral services for Lurline Williams Ellington, 88, of Rayville, La., were held at 4 p.m. on Monday, July 3, 2000, at the Rayville United Methodist Church with the Revs. Ray Spiller and W. E. Nolan officiating. Burial followed in the Rayville Masonic Cemetery, under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Homes of Rayville. Mrs. Ellington died Satwday, July I, 2OOO,following A length illness. Mrs. Ellington was a member of the Rayville United Methodist Church, the Lainda Kappa, Kappa Delta Sorority and the Mount Lebanon Historical Society. She was a graduate of Louisiana Tech University in 1933. In 1937 she married J. C. Ellington, and they were married for 45 years until his death in 1982. Mrs. Elllington is also preceded in death by her parents,Emma Giles Williams and A. D. Williams Sr., and by brothers George D. Williams and A. D. Williams Jr. Survivors include her daughters -Mary Jo. and Lanny Greaves of Hammond, LA, Linda Kay and J.Cloyd Walker of Shreveport, LA and Jean and Charles Germany of Rayville, LA; a son, Edward Jay Ellington and his wife, Kathy, of Ruston, LA; nine grandchildren Mark Landon Greaves, Melinda G. Parks, Kayla W. Barker, Tracey W. Thatcher; Alicia B. Thomas,Molly L. Boyd,Christopher and Jay Ellington,Lindy M.Ellington and Parker Ellington; five great grandchildren -Amelia Greaves, Ben and Adam Parker, and Madison and Madeline Thomas; and a very special friend Jamie Harrell. Serving as pallbearers were John D.Ramsey, J. L. Harrell, Noble Ellington,Billy Joe Lyles, Campbel Lyles and Leo Cheek. Honorary pallbearers were J. E. Ball and Massey K. McConnell. The family wishes to express thei thanks to Rosie Kenly for her year of compassionate care and companionship and also to the other caregivers. The family requests that any memorials be made, to the organ fund at the Rayville United Methodist Church.