Frances Ellison

Bluefield, WV- Frances Fulcher Ellison, 85, of 1230 Larchmont Street, Bluefield, WV, died Tuesday March 23, 2010 at Westwood Nursing Center in Bluefield, VA. Born July 11, 1924 in Gilliam, WV, she was a daughter of the late William Burley Fulcher and Bertha Smith Fulcher. Mrs. Ellison was a wonderful wife, mother, church member and friend and was loved by all who knew her. She was a longtime member of Westminster Presbyterian Church where she participated in the Women’s Circle and Share Group. She was Valedictorian of her class at Northfork High School in 1942 and later became the Payroll Clerk at Gilliam Coal Company. She had served as a fundraiser when Bluefield Community Hospital was in its planning and developmental stages. Mrs. Ellison was Treasurer of USGBFCU and was a partner in the accounting and tax preparation firm of W.O. Ellison Tax Service. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, William “Buddy” Fulcher and Howard B. Fulcher; and two sisters, Elizabeth F. Prillaman and Eunice B. Cooper. Survivors include her husband, William Oswell “Ozzie” Ellison of the home; one son, Rodney William Ellison and her beloved daughter-in-law and caregiver, Mary Ann Ellison of Summerville, SC; two nephews, William C. Prillaman of Bassett, VA and J. Danny Prillaman of Lake Welles, FL; and two nieces, Sharon Rose and Linda Nuckols. Mrs. Ellison’s life will be honored with funeral services to be held on Thursday March 25, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Mercer Funeral Home with Rev. Howard Finkel and Rev. Ira Frazier officiating. A period of visitation will be on Thursday from 12:00 p.m. until the service hour. Entombment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Princeton. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions if desired, be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1258, Bluefield, WV 24701. Those wishing to share memories or condolence messages with the family may do so by visiting www.MercerFuneralHome.com Mercer Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family of Mrs. Frances Fulcher Ellison.