Betty Jane Ellis (Korp) age 89 passed away on November 2, 2011 with her family by her side at Life Care Center of Pensacola, Florida. She was born June 7th 1922 in South Bend Indiana to Roland Glen Korp and Dorothy Korp (Burgoyne)
She moved from Battle Creek, Michigan to Pensacola in 1953. She made Pensacola her home. Betty attended Pensacola Baptist Temple early on and became a regular member at Warrington Baptist Church later.
She is survived by her brothers Robert Korp (Doris), and Roland Henry Korp (Linda), and her sister Clairbell Stice (Cecil) her two sons Thomas Burbank, Martin H. Burbank (Margaret), and daughter Elanor Amos (Arthur), Grand Children as follows: Fred, Allen, Patrick, John, Danna, Tom, Brenda, Melissa, Robert, Marty, Matthew, Stephanie, John, BillyJo, Michael, BobbieJo, Kimberly, Lisa, Laura, Nancy, Tammy. Step-Grandchildren: Mary, William, Rebecca, Naomi, Arthur L. as well as 52 Great Grandchildren 5 Great Great Grandchildren.
Preceding her in death is her mother Dorothy Korp (Burgoyne) her father Roland Glen Korp and her brother Kenneth Winslow (Korp) and her son Fred “Butch” Burbank
A Celebration of Life will be November 5, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Eastern Gate Memorial Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday November 4th from 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm. Interment will follow in Eastern Gate Memorial Park.
Serving as pallbearers will be Arthur Amos, Thomas Burbank, Martin H. Burbank, Thomas Brown, Thomas Brown II, and Matthew Burbank.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to: Life Care Center of Pensacola and Covenant Hospice. Condolences may be made to the family at www.easterngatememorial.com.
Eastern Gate Memorial Funeral Home of Pensacola has charge of the arrangements.
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