270. ELLETT – Mary
Spivey – December 5, 1895 – September 9, 1959
[Married William Robert ELLETT November 6, 1920. W. R.
ELLETT is buried in Beason Hill Cemetery next to his sister Jacie Ellett
SUBLETT]
HUNTSVILLE TIMES
Thursday, September
10, 1959
Mrs. Mary Ellett
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary S.
ELLETT, 63, for 37 years a teacher in the Madison County School System, were
held today at 3 p.m. DST, from the Gurley Methodist Church. The Rev. Billy YORK officiated, and burial
followed in the Moon Cemetery.
Mrs. Ellett died Wednesday morning at
her home in Gurley. She retired from
teaching in June, 1957. She taught at
Madison County High School at Gurley for a number of years, and before that, at
Lincoln School when it was in the county school system. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern
Star.
Survivors include her husband, W. R.
ELLETT; two sisters, Mrs. E. R. STIVERS of Florida; and Mrs. Velma SPIVEY of
Owens Cross Roads; a brother, James R. SPIVEY, Owens Cross Roads; an aunt, Miss
Nannie SPIVEY, Owens Cross Roads; and one niece and six nephews.
Active pallbearers were James R.
SPIVEY, Bobby SPIVEY, Benny SPIVEY, Oren SUBLETT, Judson BRAWLEY, Jim BENNETT,
Jim ESSLINGER and Blake McMULLEN.
Honorary pallbearers were Edward
ANDERSON, J. E. MITCHELL, W. O. WOOLEY, Gordon BRANUM, Dr. J. E. CARPENTER,
Harry WILLIAMSON, W. R. McKINNEY, W. E. POPEJOY and Austin RUSSELL.
Scottsboro Funeral Home was in charge
of funeral arrangements.