~ IN MEMORY ~
Air Force veteran, Korean War veteran,
DL pilot trainer Sherman Ray
Ellington
October 9, 1932 ~ December 8, 2012
Notification of the passing of Air Force veteran, Korean War
veteran, and retired DL pilot trainer Sherman Ray Ellington, age 80. I believe
he went by Ray Ellington. His obituary notes that he retired with 29+ years of
service, but my information is limited.
To view/sign the online guestbook please visit the funeral
home website at http://www.lankfordfuneralhome.com/obituaries.php
Arrangements were handled by Lankford located in DeLand FL. Services were
held December 14th and interment with military honors was yesterday December
17th. Survived by his wife Helen personal condolences may be sent to the
family at
1000 S. Sparkman Ave., Orange City FL 32763-6904 ... Home (386) 775-3242
Sherman Ellington
Age: 80
Home: Orange City, Florida
Date of Death: December 8, 2012
Birthdate: October 9, 1932
Place of Birth: Leaksville, N.C.
Biography: Sherman Ray Ellington posted Dec 13, 2012
ORANGE CITY - Sherman Ray Ellington, 80, passed away Dec. 8, 2012. A
memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at First Presbyterian
Church of DeBary, 267 E. Highbanks Road. Interment with military honors provided
by the U.S. Air Force will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at Florida National
Cemetery in Bushnell.
Mr. Ellington was born in Leaksville, N.C., and retired as a pilot trainer
for Delta Air Lines, with more than 29 years of service.
He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Air Force, and was
a member of Korean War Veterans Post 153.
Mr. Ellington was a member of First Presbyterian Church of DeBary and the
Model A Ford Car Club, and he was a Mason.
He graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Mr. Ellington is survived by his wife of 16 years, Helen J. Ellington; two
daughters, Suzianne Garner of Suwanee, Ga., and Angela Christine Ellington of
Fayetteville, N.C.; sister June Kyles of Eden, N.C.; and four
grandchildren.
Lankford was in charge.
Lankford Funeral Homes & Crematory
220 E. New York Avenue
DeLand, FL 32724
(386) 734-2244
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