Jesse Turner Ellison

Jesse Turner Ellison obituary, Jackson, CA

Jesse Turner Ellison

Jesse Ellison Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Daneri Mortuary - Jackson on May 15, 2025.
Jesse Turner Ellison Jr., 91, of Jackson, CA, passed away on May 12, 2025, in Jackson, CA. He was born in Purvis, Mississippi, on November 15, 1933, to the late Jesse and Bama (Vandiver) Ellison, Sr.
Jesse is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Betty; daughter Sherri Brewer of Graham, WA; stepdaughters Charley (Danny) Gray of Cottonwood, CA, and Dawn (Doug) Wescott of Pine Grove, CA; grandchildren Jonathan Brewer, Joleen Brewer, Artie King, Sharly Grandon, Travis (Madison) Gray, and Haydon (Alison) Grandon; and great-grandchildren Cameron Gray and Artie King IV. He was preceded by his son Randy Ellison.
A private interment will occur at Sunset View Cemetery in Jackson, CA.

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