Obituary- Lurline Williams Ellington-Richland Parish Louisiana July    
  2000
  Submitted by Dot Golliher
 
 

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  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.