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Janie Ellis-Colleton Obituary

Janie "Becca" Ellis-Colleton SUMMERVILLE - Funeral services celebrating the life of Janie "Becca" Ellis-Colleton will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2015, 12:00 Noon at Long Point Missionary Baptist Church, 1857 Long Point Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC. She will be laid to rest in the church cemetery. Viewing for Ms. Ellis-Colleton will be tonight at Long Point Missionary Baptist Church from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Those left to cherish her memories are her loving children: William "Tony" Ellis (Altovise), Shawn Ellis (Tasha) and Tiffany Ellis; grandchildren: William "Scoota" Ellis, II, Makhala Ellis, Jasmine Ellis, Juchuana Ellis and Xavier Ellis; siblings: Ruth Grant (Richard), John Huger, Donetta Huger, Audrey Huger Samuels, Roberta Middleton, Nathaniel Ackerman, Patricia Gaillard (Frank), Joseph Ackerman (Emily), Elder Margaret Mack (Bernard), Johnny Ackerman, Jerome Ackerman, Beulah Bligen, Thaddeus Ackerman, Paul Ackerman, Claudia Pinckney, Sheryle Pinckney, Freddie Pinckney, Henry Greene (Sarah), Vertelle Seabrook, Anna Mae Greene and John Greene and a host of other loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Expressions of sympathy to the family may be made online at www.palmettomortuary.com. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY: THE PALMETTO MORTUARY, INC., 1122 MORRISSON DRIVE, CHARLESTON, SC. OFFICE: 843.727.1230. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston

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Published by Charleston Post & Courier from Aug. 5 to Aug. 7, 2015.

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Deborah Holmes-Gamble

August 2, 2020

I miss your snappy replies. Love you

Leroy Bennett

July 30, 2020

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

Valery Ellis

August 13, 2015

TO. the family.you are in our prayers.

Carolyn/Calvin Colleton

August 10, 2015

Tony,Shawn,Tiffany,I pray to God for the family and friends as she had to answer the ultimate call.Strength be given them as well to understand and cope with her homegoing and remember all that she did to support and help all the lives she touched during her service to God here on Earth

William Calabrass

August 9, 2015

Praying for the family and friends that lost an Angel. You will be missed by everyone. Love you always.

Larry Porter

August 8, 2015

Sending lots of love

Dorrenda Curry

August 8, 2015

Sending love and prayers of comfort to the family.

Alfreda Gilbert

August 8, 2015

From the Gilbert family: Look up to the hills from whence cometh your help! Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning!

Alfreda Gilbert

August 8, 2015

From the Gilbert family: Look up to the hills from whence cometh your help! Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning!

Alfreda Gilbert

August 8, 2015

From the Gilbert family: Look up to the hills from whence cometh your help! Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning!

Ruth Richardson Jenkins

August 7, 2015

Tiffany may God give you and your siblings strength in your time of bereavement.

Jeanette Canty

August 7, 2015

We pray God give you all strength at your time of bereavement.
The Canty & Bowens Family

James & Carol Gilliard

August 7, 2015

To the Ellis-Colleton family, our prayers are with you doing your time of bereavement. Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.God bless you all.

Leroy & Thair Garner

August 7, 2015

Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.

Vonda Pressley Legree and Family

August 7, 2015

May God comfort and give you the strength to endure Janie will truly be missed.

628th Communications Squadron

August 7, 2015

We the members of the 628th Communications Squadron extend our deepest sympathy to Tiffany and the family during the loss of their beloved mother! May the God of Peace comfort and keep you during your time of bereavement. Your extended family stands ready to serve in any capacity you desire!

Doris Garner

August 7, 2015

Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.

Jackie Brown

August 7, 2015

The Brown family would like to extend their deepest sympathy to Tony,Shawn and Tiffany,may God strengthen you in your time of sorrow.Love Tiffany and Jackie

Carolyn Colleton

August 6, 2015

Our Condolences To The Family Quentin Calvin Corey Holmes

Carolyn Colleton

August 6, 2015

To God Be The Glory,May you rest in peace from Rickey, Carolyn, Julia, Teanchie, Evelyn. The Colleton In-Laws Neyles SC

Shirley Jamison & Family

August 6, 2015

R.I.P. Lady in Red
You will receive your reward.
Your family was truly Bless to have you. You did what the Lord wanted you to do.
You took care of your family,
Sleep On Sister. Tiffany y'all have a Angel watching over you from the sky. Take care of each other.

Louise Rivers

August 6, 2015

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

Isaiah & Nancy Frazier

August 6, 2015

To The Family,I will truely miss my sister-friend Janie of some 30 plus years.she was a big sister to Lousie Rivers & myself,no matter what happened in our lives we were always there for one another,I know you are at peace now so in the mist of it all,I still give God the praise because he didn't allow you long suffering..sleep on my sister and take your rest, we love & will miss you but God love you best

Carolyn Gilbert

August 6, 2015

To my family: Rebecca will certainly be missed! We all loved her, her laughter, her zest for life! She loved life. She was a people's person, but most of all, she had a deep passion and LOVE for her FAMILY. My heart is heavy!

Leroy J Bennett

August 6, 2015

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

mary weathers

August 6, 2015

BECCA U WILL TRULY BE MISS U WAS A GOODS COUSIN TO US RIP we luv u now u r in the arms of the Lord what a better arms to be in we will keep the family in prayer god will forever bless u love u

Deborah Holmes-Gamble

August 6, 2015

My beautiful, cousin, sister, friend. I am in mourning and filled with grace knowing that Becca lived a full life and is well received in the rapture. It is a pleasure knowing that we as a family have a long and fulfilled legacy of good people to remember with full knowledge that God is Good. All of the time.

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