Lillian-Ellison-Obituary

Lillian Ellison

Obituary

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Lillian Ellison, professional wrestling's Fabulous Moolah, died Friday. She was 84.

Ellison died Friday, according to Dunbar Funeral Home in Columbia.

Born Mary Lillian Ellison in 1923, she was dubbed the Fabulous Moolah after saying she wrestled "for the money ... for the moolah."

She was a longtime champion and the first woman inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame. Her autobiography, "The Fabulous Moolah: First Goddess of the Squared Circle," was published in 2003.

Ellison grew up in the small Kershaw County community of Tookiedoo, the youngest of 13 children and the only girl.

Her daughter, Mary Austin, 66, said her mother had six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, loved her family and wrestling.

Her obituary from the funeral home lists 63-year-old Katie Glass of Columbia as Ellison's adopted daughter. Glass, known as "Diamond Lil," was a professional midget wrestler for 25 years. She said she was just 17 when she moved to Columbia to live with Ellison and learn to wrestle.
Copyright © 2007 The Associated Press


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She is my Aunt

I liked seeing her beautiful costumes in wrestling. She was a good wrestler. Dennis winship Lynn massachusetts

Miss and love you Miss Moolah! Still miss you hugging my neck! God bless!

SOMEONE SOOOOO SPECIAL CAN NEVER BE FORGOTTEN...RIH GREAT ONE!!

R.I.P Lillian was a great lady .

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"The Fabulous Moolah" The roughest, toughest, meanest, strongest, most beautiful, kind entertaining, and elegant Goddess of the ring! You entertained us for years, You gave it your all, your eyes filled with light and a smile that melted hearts! Forever the world champion, Heaven became a lot more beautiful when Ms. Ellison entered through the pearly gates. Don't cause too much havoc up there with Johnnie Mae!

Thank you for sharing a part of your life with us.

This is way long over Due! Lillan (The Fabulous Moolah) Ellison, Thank You for being such an inspiration and an Amazing Role model I look up to even today! Youre Truly Fabulous! R I.P