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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Ella Mae Driskell
Ella Mae
Driskell
Feb 1, 1923 — Jul 25, 2017
Bartow
Ella Mae Driskell's Obituary
Ella Mae Driskell, age 94, of Bartow, FL, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at Lakeland Hospice House in Lakeland, FL. She was a member of the First Providence Missionary Baptist Church where she served for years as president of the usher board.
She was married 65 years to the late James Driskell, Sr. She was preceded in death by her parents, Willie C. and Leola Haygood, and her siblings Victoria Haygood, Willie Lee Haygood, Henry "Sonny Boy" Haygood, and Carrie Bell Jones.
She is survived by: two daughters: Leola "Tunt" Holloway (Charles), Jacksonville, FL, Ora "Fat" White (Albert), Gainesville, FL; two sons: James "Brother" Driskell (Althea), Lakeland, FL, Joel "Puntnie" Driskell (Terry), Lakeland, FL; two sisters: Mable Leonard, Bartow, FL, and Earleen Lovelace, Bartow, FL; one sister-in-law, Mildred Haygood, Brandon, FL; 14 Grand Children, and 14 Great-Grand Children.
Viewing from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Friday, July 28, 2017 at Gause Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at First Providence Missionary Baptist Church, 1030 King Street at 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 29, 2017.
Interment will be at Wildwood Cemetery, Bartow, FL.
She was married 65 years to the late James Driskell, Sr. She was preceded in death by her parents, Willie C. and Leola Haygood, and her siblings Victoria Haygood, Willie Lee Haygood, Henry "Sonny Boy" Haygood, and Carrie Bell Jones.
She is survived by: two daughters: Leola "Tunt" Holloway (Charles), Jacksonville, FL, Ora "Fat" White (Albert), Gainesville, FL; two sons: James "Brother" Driskell (Althea), Lakeland, FL, Joel "Puntnie" Driskell (Terry), Lakeland, FL; two sisters: Mable Leonard, Bartow, FL, and Earleen Lovelace, Bartow, FL; one sister-in-law, Mildred Haygood, Brandon, FL; 14 Grand Children, and 14 Great-Grand Children.
Viewing from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Friday, July 28, 2017 at Gause Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at First Providence Missionary Baptist Church, 1030 King Street at 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 29, 2017.
Interment will be at Wildwood Cemetery, Bartow, FL.
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Funeral Services for Ella Mae Driskell
Visitation
July
28
Friday
GAUSE FUNERAL HOME
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Funeral Service
July
29
Saturday
First Providence Missionary Baptist Church
Starts at 11:00 am
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