James-Ellington-Obituary

James W. Ellington

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Ellington, James W., 83, of Pompano Beach passed away on Sept. 12th at his home in John Knox Village. He was born in Ashland, KY May 27th, 1925, and was a proud Kentucky Colonel. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, graduated from the University of Kentucky and enjoyed many hobbies including...

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Hello, I think he was my Grandfathers cousin. If anyone is still monitoring this, I'd love to get on touch for family history notes.

Jim & Glen
It seems like every one loved your father.- Sorry for your loss

Jim was a great friend. I greatly enjoyed siting with Jim in the choir.. All my love, Bob Bunner

I had known Jim most of my life - starting with Park Temple Methodist church back in the 60s (where I met his twin sons Glen and Jim who are a couple of years older than me). When I started working for Broward County in the 70s I would always run into Jim, and years later when I started working for the City of Wilton Manors in the early 1990s, I would bump into Jim either at the library where his wife Marcia was Library Director or at City Hall when he served on the P& Z Bd. It got to be a...

Jim & Glen,
Sorry for your loss. I'll never forget the first plane ride I ever took, your Dad (AKA Mr. Ellington) was the pilot. Clearly he enjoyed a full and productive life. I wish the same for you both, as well as your families.
Paul Luby

We have many wonderful memories of Jim and the good times shared with he and Marcia. He and I shared our love of UK basketball. We will miss him and send our deepest sympathy to Marcia and family. Mary Mosby and Bill Siler