Home, Rutledge.
Benny Roger "Coach" Ely, 64, was called home on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. He was committed to his family, friends and Rock of Ages Church family, as well as a devoted Soldier for Christ and a dedicated fan of the Oakland Raiders.
He was preceded in death by: his father Benton Herbert Ely; his brother Dennis Lynn Ely; and his sister Glenda Mae Juanita Ely.
Survivors include his mother, Betty Jo Ely; sons, Jonathan (Micheline) Parkey and Benjamin "Chad" (Chandra) Jones; daughters, Misha (Billy) Fanney and Kemi Ely (Michael Chandler); brothers, William (Megan) Ely and Joseph (Tonya) Ely; sister, Debbie from Ohio; grandchildren, Cha, Corey, Austin, Tamia, Jamya, Miles, Theo, Cobi, Aleah and Kaelynn; godmother, Dorothy Richmond; uncle, William "Pressie" Fugate; aunt, Diane (Charles) Treece of Murfreesboro; a host of devoted relatives, friends and neighbors of Kennedy Circle.
The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Dockery Funeral Home, followed by the funeral service at 2 p.m. Interment will be at City Cemetery. The Rev. William P. Butler and the Rev. Gregory Cox will be officiating.
Arrangements by Dockery Funeral Home in Morristown.
Benny Roger "Coach" Ely, 64, was called home on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. He was committed to his family, friends and Rock of Ages Church family, as well as a devoted Soldier for Christ and a dedicated fan of the Oakland Raiders.
He was preceded in death by: his father Benton Herbert Ely; his brother Dennis Lynn Ely; and his sister Glenda Mae Juanita Ely.
Survivors include his mother, Betty Jo Ely; sons, Jonathan (Micheline) Parkey and Benjamin "Chad" (Chandra) Jones; daughters, Misha (Billy) Fanney and Kemi Ely (Michael Chandler); brothers, William (Megan) Ely and Joseph (Tonya) Ely; sister, Debbie from Ohio; grandchildren, Cha, Corey, Austin, Tamia, Jamya, Miles, Theo, Cobi, Aleah and Kaelynn; godmother, Dorothy Richmond; uncle, William "Pressie" Fugate; aunt, Diane (Charles) Treece of Murfreesboro; a host of devoted relatives, friends and neighbors of Kennedy Circle.
The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Dockery Funeral Home, followed by the funeral service at 2 p.m. Interment will be at City Cemetery. The Rev. William P. Butler and the Rev. Gregory Cox will be officiating.
Arrangements by Dockery Funeral Home in Morristown.
Home, Rutledge.
Benny Roger "Coach" Ely, 64, was called home on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. He was committed to his family, friends and Rock of Ages Church family, as well as a devoted Soldier for Christ and a dedicated fan of the Oakland Raiders.
He was preceded in death by: his father Benton Herbert Ely; his brother Dennis Lynn Ely; and his sister Glenda Mae Juanita Ely.
Survivors include his mother, Betty Jo Ely; sons, Jonathan (Micheline) Parkey and Benjamin "Chad" (Chandra) Jones; daughters, Misha (Billy) Fanney and Kemi Ely (Michael Chandler); brothers, William (Megan) Ely and Joseph (Tonya) Ely; sister, Debbie from Ohio; grandchildren, Cha, Corey, Austin, Tamia, Jamya, Miles, Theo, Cobi, Aleah and Kaelynn; godmother, Dorothy Richmond; uncle, William "Pressie" Fugate; aunt, Diane (Charles) Treece of Murfreesboro; a host of devoted relatives, friends and neighbors of Kennedy Circle.
The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Dockery Funeral Home, followed by the funeral service at 2 p.m. Interment will be at City Cemetery. The Rev. William P. Butler and the Rev. Gregory Cox will be officiating.
Arrangements by Dockery Funeral Home in Morristown.
Benny Roger "Coach" Ely, 64, was called home on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. He was committed to his family, friends and Rock of Ages Church family, as well as a devoted Soldier for Christ and a dedicated fan of the Oakland Raiders.
He was preceded in death by: his father Benton Herbert Ely; his brother Dennis Lynn Ely; and his sister Glenda Mae Juanita Ely.
Survivors include his mother, Betty Jo Ely; sons, Jonathan (Micheline) Parkey and Benjamin "Chad" (Chandra) Jones; daughters, Misha (Billy) Fanney and Kemi Ely (Michael Chandler); brothers, William (Megan) Ely and Joseph (Tonya) Ely; sister, Debbie from Ohio; grandchildren, Cha, Corey, Austin, Tamia, Jamya, Miles, Theo, Cobi, Aleah and Kaelynn; godmother, Dorothy Richmond; uncle, William "Pressie" Fugate; aunt, Diane (Charles) Treece of Murfreesboro; a host of devoted relatives, friends and neighbors of Kennedy Circle.
The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Dockery Funeral Home, followed by the funeral service at 2 p.m. Interment will be at City Cemetery. The Rev. William P. Butler and the Rev. Gregory Cox will be officiating.
Arrangements by Dockery Funeral Home in Morristown.
Family Members
Parents
Siblings
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
