NAME: ELLAR (GRIFFITH) GEORGE, AGE 86, A LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: AUGUST 28, 1914 AT BRIARTOWN, MUSKOGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TO JESS E. AND ELLIE (BAYLES) GRIFFITH. PASSED AWAY: MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2001 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 86 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 7 DAYS. EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT BRIARTOWN, OK. MARRIED: EDDIE HILL IN 1933. RUSSELL WAYNE GEORGE ON FEBRUARY 2, 1964 IN ATOKA, OKLAHOMA OCCUPATION: ELLAR WAS A PENTECOSTAL MINISTER. SHE OWNED AND OPERATED HILL'S JEWELRY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, SHE WORKED AS A HOME HEALTH PROVIDER AND SHE AND HER HUSBAND OWNED A RESTAURANT - GEORGE'S PLACE. CHURCH AFFILIATION: A LONGTIME MEMBER OF MT. VIEW PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD IN ATOKA. SHE PASTORED SEVERAL YEARS AT THE BELIEVERS CHURCH IN COALGATE. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: MILLIE MOSLEY OF ATOKA, OK. PATRICIA BAYLES AND HUSBAND CLIFFORD OF ATOKA, OK. WAYNE GEORGE AND WIFE NANCY OF TUSHKA, OK. ALVIN GEORGE AND WIFE MARGARET OF ATOKA, OK. ELLA PETERS AND HUSBAND PAUL OF LAVON, TX. 14 GRANDCHILDREN, 29 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 5 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. STEPMOTHER: LEAH BURLESON OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHER: ELMER (JABO) GRIFFITH OF ATOKA, OK. JOHN GRIFFITH AND WIFE JEANNIE OF ATOKA, OK. ORVIL (DUCKY) GRIFFITH AND WIFE SUE OF ARKANSAS. KENNATH GRIFFITH OF ARKANSAS. SISTERS: EMMER PARKHILL OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SHIRLEY TAYLOR AND HUSBAND RAY OF WAPANUCKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JESS AND ELLIE GRIFFITH. FIRST HUSBAND: EDDIE HILL IN 1961. SECOND HUSBAND: R. W. GEORGE ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1995. GRANDCHILDREN: ERIKA BAYLES AND VERNON FORTENBERRY. BROTHERS: MARTIN, GEORGE, AND JOHN HENRY GRIFFITH. SISTERS: ZONA GRIFFITH AND CINSADIE POUTLOCK.

DATE OF SERVICES: FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2001 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: BERA CEMETERY IN THE HARMONY COMMUNITY. OFFICIATING: REV. BOB MCCLOUGH. CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) PAUL PETERS, JR., TRACY PETERS, GLENDON MOSLEY, CHRIS GEORGE, ROBBY MOSLEY, SHANNON FORTENBERRY. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: ERNIE GEORGE, RAFAEL BARROW, KEVIN GEORGE.