1917
John
2002
John Ray Ellington, Jr
March 31, 1917 — May 16, 2002
Dr. John Ray Ellington, Jr.
Laurinburg
Dr. John Ray Ellington, Jr. 85, of 229 West Blvd. died Thursday, May 16, at the Edwin Morgan Center after a short illness.
A private graveside service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Hillside Memorial Park.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Larson Ellington; a son, Ret. Major Jim Ellington, US Army of Anchorage, Alaska, two daughters, Lynn Ellington of Washington, DC and Nancy Ellington of Statesville; a sister, Sarah Ellington of Oxford; and 3 nieces.
Dr. Ellington was born March 31, 1917 in Oxford, a son of the late John R. and Christian Chisholm Ellington and attended UNC-Chapel Hill. He was also a veteran of World War II, serving the entire war in the United States and overseas. He later graduated from Logan Chiropractic College in St. Louis in 1949 and operated a practice in Laurinburg until his retirement in 1989.
Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium.
Memorials may be made to a charity of onea
Laurinburg
Dr. John Ray Ellington, Jr. 85, of 229 West Blvd. died Thursday, May 16, at the Edwin Morgan Center after a short illness.
A private graveside service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Hillside Memorial Park.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Larson Ellington; a son, Ret. Major Jim Ellington, US Army of Anchorage, Alaska, two daughters, Lynn Ellington of Washington, DC and Nancy Ellington of Statesville; a sister, Sarah Ellington of Oxford; and 3 nieces.
Dr. Ellington was born March 31, 1917 in Oxford, a son of the late John R. and Christian Chisholm Ellington and attended UNC-Chapel Hill. He was also a veteran of World War II, serving the entire war in the United States and overseas. He later graduated from Logan Chiropractic College in St. Louis in 1949 and operated a practice in Laurinburg until his retirement in 1989.
Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium.
Memorials may be made to a charity of onea
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