Jennie Ellis Williford

Jennie Ellis Williford

February 5, 1929 – December 15, 2014

Jennie Ellis Williford, 85, of Greensboro, formerly of Wilson went home to be home with her Lord on December 15, 2014, after a lengthy illness.  Her funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.  The Rev. Bobby White will officiate.   The family will receive friends 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. Saturday prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times at the home of her brother, Jerry T. Ellis of Saratoga.   Jennie was born in Wilson County and was the widow of Joseph Newton Williford, the daughter of the late Henry Wallace Ellis, Sr. and Ethel Craft Ellis.  She graduated from Saratoga High School and was a member of Saratoga Christian Church.  Jennie was the bookkeeper and secretary in the construction industry in Greensboro for many years prior to retiring and moving to Charlotte and Rocky Mount.   Wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she is survived by her children; Joseph N. Williford, Jr. and wife, Elaine of Jamestown; her son, C. Glenn Williford and wife, Melissa of Willow Springs and her daughter, Jennie W. Hinson and husband, Lee of Greensboro; nine grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; her brother, Jerry Ellis and wife, Delance and several nieces and nephews.   The family would like to express their thanks to the Clapp’s Nursing and Rehab Center of Pleasant Garden, for their outstanding care of Jennie.   Flowers are welcome or memorials may be directed to the Saratoga Christian Church, PO Box 395, Saratoga, NC  27813 in her memory.   Condolences may be directed to www.joyners.net