BORN

1949

DIED

2014

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ELLEN J KELLER Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jul. 15, 2014.

KELLER, Ellen Jean, 64, of Seffner, passed away on July 12, 2014. Born in Tampa on August 25, 1949, she graduated from Brewster Vo-Tech in 1967. For over 20 years she worked as an office manager and bookkeeper for auto and trucking companies in the Tampa Bay area. For the last 10 years she worked in human resources, most recently at Mental Health Clinic. An active member of the First UMC of Seffner, she served on various committees and as communion steward. Ellen was preceded in death by her parents, Albert Packer and Helen Wash­burn, step-father Jack Washburn, brother Albert F. Packer, sister Helen Creamer and husband Robert Keller. She is survived by her daughter, Debbie (Daryl) Allen of Ocala; 3 grandsons, Parker, Wesley and Davis Allen; a sister, Nancy (Sparky) Clark of Indian Rocks Beach; a brother, Roger (Mona) Washburn of Shawnee, KS; a sister-in-law, Susan (Rich) Street of Sweetser, IN; 5 nephews: Russ, Bob and Randy Clark, Paul Perry and Matt Kindley; and other relatives and friends. A memorial service will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Seffner on Saturday, July 19th at 12pm. Contribution may be made to First United Methodist Church of Seffner or H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Dr, Tampa, FL 33612 in her memory.

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July 18, 2014

Eugene & Alice Obukhova

All our love and prayers to her dear family! She is truly missed though the legacy she leaves behind is powerful and mighty and full of promise of hope fulfilled and the joy of the Lord Jesus! We in Christ Jesus do not grieve as those without hope!

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