Larry Wilton Ellison's Obituary
Larry Wilton Ellison, age 73 passed away February 10, 2016 in Sevierville, Tennessee. Larry was born to Emory Wilton and Sarah Ruth Ellison on February 10, 1943 in Canton, Georgia, a sixth generation descendent from Cherokee County. Larry was a 1961 graduate from South Cobb High School in Austell, Ga. who played 1st Tackle for the South Cobb Blue Eagles. He was an Explorer Scout who went on to become Scout Master of Troop 478 in Marietta, Ga. Larry began his career as an Industrial Radiographer with Law Engineering of Atlanta in 1962 covering the Knoxville and East Tennessee region. He joined the Lockheed Aeronautical Corporation’s Marietta facility in 1966 completing 33 years of service as a Non-Destructive Test Inspector. His inspection assignments included tours to Saudi Arabia and Sudan, Africa as a Lockheed Technical Representative assisting both the Saudi and Sudanese Royal Air Force with inspection requirements for their C-130 Aircraft fleets. He retired from Lockheed Martin in 1999, and upon the retirement of his wife Debbie, they moved to the Walton Creek area of Sevierville, Tennessee. They moved to be near the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, which he came to love through his years in scouting.
Larry was preceded in death by his grandparents, Elijah and Verna Ellison, Carl and Nina Darnell Harbin; step grandmother, Mae Sewell of the Sixes and Avery communities in Cherokee County; his father, Emory Wilton Ellison; uncles, Dan Ellison, Frank, Ed and Bob Harbin.
He is survived by his mother, Sarah Ruth Ellison; his wife of 35 years, Deborah Ellison; son, Jeff Ellison; daughter, Lisa Lutz and husband Mike; grandchildren, Ashley and Kelsey Lutz,;great grandchildren, Kaleb and Kilee Fischer, Lilly Lutz; former wife, Nancy Brown; sister, Susan Gresham and husband Richard; nieces and nephew, Michelle Sewani and husband Rehman, Mark Gresham and wife Karen, Melanie Gresham; aunts Evelyn and Lanette Harbin, Louise Holtzclaw and husband W.J. (Junior); along with many loved grand nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family, including Jennifer and Paul Gentile and his Lockheed family of friends.
A Memorial Service will be held in Larry’s honor on February 20, 2016 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Davis-Struempf Funeral Home officiated by Bishop William A. Allen. Family visitation will be held from 10:00 – 11:00 AM just prior to the Celebration of Life ceremony. Per his wishes, Larry was cremated and his ashes will be scattered in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Friends of the Smokies, P.O. Box 1660, Kodak, TN 37764. Online condolences can be made at www.davisstruempf.com Funeral Arrangements made by Davis-Struempf Funeral Home & Crematory 1975 East-West Connector, Austell, Georgia 30106
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