Coleene Harper Ellison
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Date: Dec 13 2011 2:14 PM
Ward Wilson Memory Hill Funeral Home Cemetery and Crematory
2414 Hartford Highway
Dothan, Alabama 36305
334-792-4194
Coleene Harper Ellison
Mrs. Coleene Harper Ellison passed away Monday evening, December 12, 2011,
at the Southeast Alabama Medical Center, surrounded by her family. She was 80.
The family will receive friends at Ward Wilson Funeral Home on Thursday,
December 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 16, at 2 p.m. at Highland Park United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Willis and the Rev.
John Bryan officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Cemetery. Flowers will be
accepted or memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Highland Park
United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Ellison was born August 3, 1931, in the Harper Joy Community of Houston
County, and lived in the Dothan area most of her life. She was retired from the Dothan
Eagle, where she worked in advertising for more than 20 years. She and her late
husband were charter members of Highland Park United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Floyd Ellison; her
parents, Moses C. and Robbie Jones Harper; and a granddaughter, Courtney Metcalf.
She is survived by two daughters, Debbie Ellison Metcalf of Dothan, and Loren
Ellison Sellers (Terry) of Dothan; her brother, Max Harper (Dennye) of West Palm
Beach, Florida; two granddaughters, Shellie Miller of Summerdale, Alabama, and
Kristyn Tew (Riley) of Dothan. She is also survived by four great-granddaughters, Emily
Elizabeth Metcalf of Dothan, Madison Elyse Bright of Summerdale, Hailey Elizabeth
Stewart of Dothan, and Harper Joy Tew of Dothan, as well as a number of nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Serving as active pallbearers are Charles Sellers, Earl Sellers, Jerry Jones, Terry
Sellers, Mackey Sellers, and Riley Tew. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be the
Faith Hope and Love Sunday School Class of Highland Park United Methodist Church.
Ward Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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