[Nfbofsc] Helen Ellenburg Obituary

[David Houck]

In Memory of

Helen Patterson Ellenburg

September 29, 1921 - October 27, 2014

Obituary

 

Mrs. Helen Patterson Ellenburg, 93, wife of Ralph M. Ellenburg, Sr, of
Liberty, SC, died Tuesday, October 28, 2014.

 

Helen was born September 29, 1921 in Pickens County, SC the daughter of the
late Barney G. Patterson and the late Minnie Bearden Patterson of Salem, SC.

 

Helen was a graduate of Pickens High School, Pickens, SC where she was the
Valedictorian and played basketball. As a young adult, Helen was crowned
Miss Pickens. Helen was an avid reader and loved to garden. Her family
remembers her as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend.

 

She will be deeply missed by her loving husband of 70 years, Ralph M.
Ellenburg Sr; her children, Ralph(Mac) M. Ellenburg, Jr & Heller Gwen
Ellenburg of Liberty and Heather Rice McConnell of Black Mountain, NC and
her brother, Jack Patterson of Pickens. She was predeceased by a daughter,
Hollace Hamid of Easley and a brother, Roland Patterson of Pickens. Helen
left behind five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

 

Graveside service with family and friends will be held Thursday, October 30,
2014 at 3:30 pm at Hillcrest Memorial Park located at 2410 Gentry Memorial
Hwy, Pickens, with visitation to follow.

 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Rocky Bottom
Retreat and Conference Center of the Blind, 119 S. Kilbourne Rd., Columbia,
SC 29205.

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