Obituary of Jack Ellington

The following obituary was transcribed by Suzanne Forte (suzanneforte@bellsouth.net) from a scrapbook in her possession, belonging to her great grandmother, Cora Lorena Foster Weeks. Lorena was born Jan 25, 1877 in Freestone Co, Texas and died Jan 6, 1952 in Gilmer County, Georgia. This obituary was presumably from the Gilmer County newspaper, the Times Courier, but could have been from the Atlanta, Georgia, newspaper, the Atlanta Journal/Constitution.

Surnames: Ellington, Cantrll, Hamby, Ray, Morgan, Kell, Milton, Tankersley, Hyatt, & Hall

Date: 27 Mar 1941

"Funeral Held Sunday at Baptist Church for Jack Ellington"

   Funeral services for Jack Ellington, 29, were held from the Baptist Church in Ellijay last Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. J.H. Knight and Rev. W. L. Jolley officiating. The body was laid to rest in the family plot at Oak Hill, B.C. Logan and Sons in charge.

   The son of the late Mr. and Mrs Horace M. Ellington, Jack was born and reared at Ellijay, where he attended school and finished his high school education in Gilmer County High School. Several years ago he accepted employment in Atlanta, and prior to offering his services to his country he was employed by the National Biscuit Company of that city.

   On Feb 22nd he enlisted in the anti-aircraft division of the coast artillery and was sent to Camp Stewart near Savannah. He was stricken ill shortly after he enlisted and was carried to the station hospital at Camp Stewart, where he passed away at 3:45 Thursday afternoon. The body was shipped to Ellijay Sunday morning and was accompanied by Sgt. Joseph A. Bobo, a fine young man of his division who remained in Ellijay until after the funeral. Mr. Bobo is a native Georgian who enlisted in the service from Cedartown and, like all who knew Jack, was very much attached to him.

   Jack was a member of the Ellijay Baptist Church and was a fine Christian gentleman, and was loved and admired by all who knew him. He possessed an artistic nature, loved music, was gifted at painting, and had written several poems, one of which was read at the funeral services. The high esteem in which he was held was manifested by the beautiful floral offerings and the large crowd that filled the church auditorium to overflowing.

    Pall bearers were Andy Morgan, Hayden Kell, Clyde Milton, Lawrence Tankersley, C. H. Hyatt and Frank Hall.

   He is survived by his step-mother, of Ellijay; three brothers, Frank Ellington of New York; Bill Ellington of Atlanta, and James Ellington of Ellijay; five sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Cantrell of Athens; Mrs. Edith Hamby of Jacksonville, Fla; Miss Clara Belle Ellington of Atlanta and Mrs. Lucille Ray and Miss Elizabeth Ellington of Ellijay.