Maxine (Turner) Ellison Obituary (1931 - 2022)

Maxine Turner Ellison, 91, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 20, 2022 at her home at The Bridge of Columbia Assisted Living Center in Columbia, Tennessee. She was born in Star Valley, Wyoming in a log cabin on May 26,1931 to Edward LaVerl and Jennie Francis Welchman Turner. She grew up in Pleasant Grove, Utah. She lived in Salt Lake City and Bountiful, Utah, Saratoga, California, Roswell and Cornelia, Georgia, and Columbia, Tennessee. She married Donald Ralph Ellison on September 26, 1948. They had 5 children, 12 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Donald passed away on February 21, 2013. Maxine was a widow for 9 years. Maxine was an avid self-taught quilter, she loved doing needlework and had many beautiful pieces that hung in her home. She loved playing Backgammon. She could tell a good joke and never missed a punchline. She could tell joke after joke and kept us laughing. She also knew some good real life ghost stories that she swore were true and the words never changed. She is survived by her son, Donald Rand Ellison (Randy) (Bedelia), of Columbia, Tennessee, daughters Karey Barber (Robert) of Bedford, New Hampshire, Jennie Hardy (Delbert) of Mesquite, Nevada, and sister Connie Seybold of Price, Utah, brother Jimmy Turner of Payson, Utah. She's pre-deceased by husband Donald R Ellison, son David R Ellison, daughter Roxanne Ellison, granddaughter Heidi McReynolds, sisters: Dorothy Nielson, Barbara Cook, Juanita Reid, and Anna Beth Calton. You are loved and will be missed. Names that you were also known as: Syngal, Goldie, Mackaneenee, Happy Bottom, Mom and Grandma. Graveside services will be held Friday, August 26, 2022 at 12 noon in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery. Family and friends may attend a viewing from 10:00 - 11:30 am in the Olpin Family Mortuary Chapel, 494 South 300 East, Pleasant Grove prior to the graveside. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpinmortuary.com.