Ellie Lee (Cheatwood) Marson passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Our House Hospice in Sturgis, SD.
Ellie Lee was born on January 1, 1925 in Readhimer, LA to Noah and Gracie Cheatwood.
She worked as a Missionary for the North American Misson Board and the Southern Baptist Con.
On January 22, 1949, Ellie Lee married Oliver William Marson.
She is survived by her son, Oliver Franklin (Laurie) Marson, Sewanee, TN; daughters, Rhoda (O.C.) Summers, Sturgis, Deborah "Andi" (Wayne) Cook, Baton Rouge, LA, and Myra Lanthier, Palmer, AK; brothers, Willie Dee Cheatwood, Louisiana, and Murle Wayne Cheatwood, Louisiana; sisters, Syble Tyler, Louisiana, Aline Tyler, Louisiana, and Frankie "Janie" Harris, Tennessee, and six grandchildren, seven great grand children, and one great great grandchild.
Ellie Lee is preceded in death by her husband, Oliver William Marson; parents, Noah and Gracie Cheatwood; brother, Jim "Red" Cheatwood, and sisters, Nellie Collinsworth, Christine "Tenia" Wiggins, Bobbie Cheatwood, and Barbara Tyler.
A Service will be held at 10:30AM on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Sturgis. A luncheon will follow the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the Ellie Lee Marson Family asks that a donation is given to your local church or to The Southern Baptist North American Mission Board.