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Ellen Chorba Obituary
Visitation will be held at The Church of the Epiphany, 1101 Sunset Drive, Guntersville, AL on Saturday, January 10 from 12:00-2:00.
Ellen was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Dr. And Mrs. John Wilson Evans Junior. She went to Huntsville High School and the University of Alabama. She is survived by her brothers, John Evans III and Steuart Evans, Sr. (Lynne); sister, Adie Fann (Mike); daughter, Melissa Gibbons (Mike); son, Evans Duncan (Lessie); and grandchildren, Michael, Duncan and Katie Gibbons, and Graham and Marie Duncan.
Anyone who knew Ellen knew she loved big, laughed loud and was the hostess with the mostest. Ellen was an amazing mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will be greatly missed.
In lieu of flowers please donate to Hudson Alpha Foundation Memory and Mobility Program, 601 Genome Way, Huntsville, AL 35601.
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Charles and Jane Vaughn
January 10, 2026
Ellen was one of a kind. She sure loved her life, her family, her children and her friends. We were lucky to have been two of her many, many friends. She was loved and will be missed...may she rest in peace.
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