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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>In Memory of<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Helen Patterson Ellenburg<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>September 29, 1921 - October 27, 2014<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Obituary<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mrs. Helen Patterson Ellenburg, 93, wife of Ralph M. Ellenburg, Sr, of Liberty, SC, died Tuesday, October 28, 2014.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>