Ellen Clugston

Ellen Clugston obituary, Willcox, AZ

Ellen Clugston

Ellen Clugston Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Westlawn Chapel & Mortuary, Inc. - Willcox on May 29, 2025.

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Ellen Clugston of Pearce/Sunsites passed away at home Wednesday night, May 28, 2025, at the age of 79. She was surrounded by family and friends that loved her dearly. She was born in East St. Louis, Illinois on September 6, 1945, to Walter E. Duden and Eleanor Rehak. Ellen was a loving homemaker. She was a member of the Broken Arrow Baptist Church where she loved to sing. Ellen is survived by her children Linda Dawnell McWilliams, Kerry Dean (Nita) Clugston, Sharon Caroline (Ervin)Taylor, Jennifer Ann (Link) Luce, Walter Albert (Aubree) Clugston and Lee Edward (Tammy) Clugston along with fifteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. Her brother William Whitney (Linda) Duden also survives her. Preceding her in death was her husband Jimmy Clugston and her parents. Funeral services will be 10:00 am on Monday, June 2, 2025, at the Broken Arrow Baptist Church in Cochise. The burial will be at the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Friday, June 6, 2025, at noon. Please be at the Staging area at the cemetery by 11:30 am.

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