Billy Wayne Ellenburg of Samson, AL went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. He was 75 years old.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2026 in the chapel of Warren Holloway Ward Funeral Home in Geneva with Rev. Jimmy Eddins and Rev. Larry Mock officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Geneva, AL with Warren Holloway Ward Funeral Home of Geneva directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. The family will receive flowers, or memorial contributions may be to St. Jude’s Research Hospital in Wayne’s memory.
Wayne was born in Geneva County, AL on April 10, 1951 to the late Clarence and Mattie Pearl White Ellenburg. Wayne was a loving and devoted daddy and granddaddy who loved his family and enjoyed spending time with all of them. He retired as a supervisor with the Geneva County Road and Bridge Department after 26 years of service. He was an avid gardener who always had a beautiful vegetable garden full almost year around. Of all things he enjoyed, having a meal around the table with family and friends was at the top of his list, especially if they were cooking and eating fried fish. He was of the Assembly of God faith.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Harold Gene Ellenburg and one sister, Sue Miller.
Wayne is survived by his four children, Lynette Leiser (Jeff) of Dothan, AL, Amanda Snell (Jerry) of Enterprise, AL, Tonya Churchwell (Ernie) of Samson, AL and Michael Wayne Ellenburg (Danielle) of Samson, AL; 14 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren; two brothers, E.J. Ellenburg and Steve Ellenburg (Cheryl), all of Enterprise, AL, two sisters, Brenda McCall of Chancellor, AL and Patricia Yates (Rex) of Geneva, AL and a host of special nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank Day Spring Hospice for their devoted love and care, especially to Angie McCray, Patricia Cope and Sherry Hughes.
