Olif Ellison, 89 of Nesbit was greeted at the gates of heaven by his fur baby Oreo, April 14, 2021. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving from 1948 until 1952. Olif was a retired concrete paving superintendent for Ballenger Group, Inc. He received many awards while at Ballenger, including 1976 top concrete paving superintendent award and multiple yearly safety awards. His road work received many national and state awards for quality. Known, not only for his quality of work but for his fair and kind treatment of all employees, he was still hearing from many of them up thru today. Olif loved his fur babies Bruno and Baby, he also had numerous adoptive fur babies that he loved to spend time with on his property at home. He is survived by his wife, Sherry Wilt; sons, Clarence “Randy” Ellison and Stephen Ellison; grandchildren, Lacey Ellison and Melanie “Sunshine” Ellison and great grandchildren, Savannah Lyon, Korbyn Talley, Addison Henry, Brayden Henry, Graceson Henry, Noah Henry and Michael Ellison. A celebration of his life will be 2 pm, Monday, April 19, 2021 at Hernando Funeral Home. Any memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital where Sherry has volunteered for several years.
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