Jean Ellzey

Jean Marks Ellzey, age 88, of Friendswood, TX, formerly of Biloxi, passed away on October 25, 2016.
She was preceded in death by her father, Rev. Ira Marks, her mother, Grace Marks, and a sister, June McQuiston.
Survivors include her loving husband, Richard Ellzey, her children, Don Ellzey and his wife Evelyn of Jacksonville, NC, Ken Ellzey and his wife Pam of Fresno, CA, Bob Ellzey and his wife Susan of Azle, TX, Max Ellzey and his wife Amy of Culver City, CA, and Sue Rives and her husband Marc of Friendswood, TX, her grandchildren, Carolyn Langley and her husband Shannon, Gail Glymph and her husband Danyel, Laura Ellzey, Kate Ellzey, Jonathan Ellzey and his wife Julie, Steven Ellzey, Charlton Ellzey, William Ellzey, Bradford Ellzey, Joy Ellzey, Grace Ellzey, Faith Ellzey, Emily Rives, and Jaxson Rives, and her great -grandchildren, Mary Grace Langley and Joshua Langley.
Mrs. Ellzey graduated with a BS degree from Louisiana College in 1949 and has been married to her husband Richard for 67 years. Her legacy is her children and her Christian faith that she shared with others. She was a survivor of a tornado as a child, and Hurricanes Betsy, Camille, and Katrina as an adult. She was a former member of First Baptist Church of Biloxi and served for many years as pianist at First Baptist Church, Venice, LA.
Visitation will be on Monday, October 31, 2016, from 9 - 11 am at the First Baptist Church of Biloxi, 1560 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, MS 39532. The funeral service will be at 11 am in the church sanctuary. Interment will be in Biloxi National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the First Baptist Church of Biloxi Building Fund.
The RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 274 Beauvoir Road, is serving the family and an online guestbook may be signed and memories shared at www.riemannfamily.com