Betty R. Ellison's Obituary
Betty R. Ellison, age 92, of Bridgeville, DE, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Stanton, DE on April 7, 1923, daughter of the late Clarence S. and Clara (Renshaw) Reed.
Mrs. Ellison graduated from Conrad High School. She enjoyed a 33 year career with the University of Delaware and later worked for the town of Bethany Beach, retiring after 20 years.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ellison was preceded in death by her first spouse, Albert Morgan and her second spouse, Nowland B. Ellison; two brothers, Clarence Reed, Jr. and John Reed; and a sister, Jean Wittenberg. She is survived by her daughter, Jane Morgan of Bridgeville, DE; a granddaughter, Christine Whaley and her husband, John, of Bridgeville, DE; three grandsons: W. David Conner of Virginia, Michael Conner of Bridgeville, DE and John Conner and his wife, Victoria, of North Dakota; six great-grandchildren; one sister, Nancy Brown and her husband, Herbert, of Newark, DE; and a niece, Dee Hook and her husband, Len, of Florida.
Memorial Services will on Monday, May 2, 2016, at 2:00 PM, at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, 202 Laws Street, Bridgeville, DE 19933, where friends may visit beginning at 1:00 PM. Interment will be private.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Ellison's memory to a charity of your choice.
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