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Ezell, Jacqueline
Jacqueline Ezell, 85, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, at Manor Care. Memorial Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at Mount Zion MB Church in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 4 until 6 p.m. Friday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling St. SW. Per Jacqueline's wishes, private inurnment will be held at a later date.
Jacqueline was born July 12, 1928, in Chicago, the daughter of Bill and Ollie (Cummings) Ellison.
Jacqueline is survived by her siblings, Alyse Walker, Arlanders Cummings, Ollethea Ellison and Frank Ellison; children, Elaine Marie Hill (Ron), Toni Marie Grimm (Tim) and Constance Elaine Ezell; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Albert Hill; brothers, Richmond and Gurness Cummings; a brother-in-law, James Walker; and a niece, Diane Walker.
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Published in The Gazette Aug. 13, 2013.
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