Ellen Joyce Anderson

Ellen Joyce Anderson obituary, Stephens City, VA

Ellen Joyce Anderson

Ellen Anderson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Jones Funeral Home - Winchester on Nov. 18, 2025.

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Ellen Jones Anderson, beloved mother, grandmother, and sister passed away peacefully on July 4, 2025, surrounded by her family.
Born in Winchester, Virginia, to Forrest E. Jones and Lucille Lovett Jones, Ellen dedicated her life to education and childcare, graduating from Elizabethtown College and spending many years as a compassionate and inspiring educator and caregiver to children.
She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, John Cliffton Anderson, with whom she shared a lifetime of love and partnership.
Ellen is lovingly remembered by her sons, Michael Bryan Anderson, and John David Anderson, along with her six treasured grandchildren: Korey, Forrest, Emmy, Harper, Ellis, and Holden Anderson.
Her quiet strength, kind heart, and enduring grace will live on in the lives of those she touched.

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