HIGH POINT – Mary Ellen Florence Koonts, 91, died Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at River Landing at Sandy Ridge.
Mary Ellen was born August 22, 1926, in Lincoln County, Georgia, and was the daughter of the late Thomas Sanders and Edythe Sprouse Florence. She lived in High Point most of her life and was a member of Christ United Methodist Church. She worked at Adam Millis Hosiery and retired from the High Point School System after many years of service.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Burtis L. Koonts, Jr., whom she married on December 18, 1948; and three brothers, Theron Florence, Thomas Allen Florence, and Sanders Florence.
Mary Ellen is survived by two sisters, Martha Jones and her husband, Ken, of Colfax and Juanita Norman of Hoschton, Georgia; two brothers, Alvis Florence of Elberton, GA, and Winston Florence and his wife, Jan, of Greenville, SC; a sister-in-law, Allee Florence of Atlanta, GA; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service celebrating Mary Ellen’s life will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, August 19, 2018, in the Chapel of Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point with the Rev. Jeff Martin officiating. Burial will follow at Floral Gardens Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 12:45 to 1:45 PM Sunday at the funeral home prior to the service.
Condolences may be sent to the family online on Mary Ellen’s tribute page at www.cumbyfuneral.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Christ United Methodist Church, 1300 N. University Parkway, High Point, NC 27262; Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 Westchester Drive, High Point, NC 27262; or to River Landing at Sandy Ridge, 1575 John Knox Drive, Colfax, NC 27235.
Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point is serving the Koonts family.
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