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Birthca 1915, Richmond, Virginia
Death30 Dec 2012
BurialWashington Memorial Park
Obituary
ELLYSON, Elizabeth M., 97, of Richmond, Va., passed away on December 30, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nathaniel and Daisy McGhee; husband, William A. Ellyson; son, Ramon Hughes; brothers, Robert and Garland McGhee; and her sister, Alice Jeter. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Ruth Hughes; grandson, Ken Hughes and his wife, Melissa; granddaughter, Rhonda Ambler and her husband, Steve; great- grandchildren, Justin and Tori Hughes; nieces, Debra Sharp, Joan Adams and Mary Ellen Thompson; nephews, Willie McGhee, Jerry, Kent and Dick Ellyson; and sister-in-law, Pauline McGhee. Mrs. Ellyson worked in the Men's Division of Thalhimers Department Store in the decade before starting a business with her husband, which soon became a Hanover County landmark, known as Ellyson's Garage. She was a member of Beulah Presbyterian Church, where she served as President of Women of the Church, and taught Sunday School for many years. She was most recently a member of Mechanicsville Presbyterian Church. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 3, at
1 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd. Burial will follow at Washington Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. The family would like to thank all of the wonderful people at Heartland Hospice and, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to them at 1504 Santa Rosa Rd., Suite 114, Richmond, Va. 23229, in memory of Elizabeth Ellyson.
Published in Richmond Times-Dispatch from January 1 to January 2, 2013
Research
"Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XR3Z-4GB : accessed 03 Feb 2013), William Abner Ellyson and Elizabeth Wilkes Mc Ghee, 18 Aug 1934; citing reference F# 2048455 Image 441, FHL microfilm 2048455.