

  <p>Workman, Ellen</p>
  <p>Passed: 2006-03-05</p>
  <p>Age: 75</p>


  <p>Source: Jackson Herald</p>

  <p>Death Notice: 2006-03-07</p>

  <p>Obituary Date: </p>
  <p>Information: CHARLESTON - Ellen Josephine Workman, 75, of Charleston, died March 5, 2006, at Eldercare of Ripley after living her life as a beloved mother, grandmother, and soldier of Christ.  She was born March 5, 1931, in Altahalla, Clonmany, County of Donegal, Ireland, the ninth child of Bernard Devlin and Mary Ann Clefferty Devlin.  Ellen attended nursing school in Gloucester, England. At the age of 22, she traveled aboard the Queen Mary to the United States.  She married Robert Lee Workman, with whom she had four children.  Ellen worked all her life as a nurse and as a home caregiver to those in need.  Ellen was an active member of the Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral Parish in Charleston.  She is survived by daughters, Connie Jean Paxton of Hurricane, Deborah Josephine Waugh and her husband, John of Charleston, and Darlene Renee Blackhurst of Johnson City, TN; grandson Matther Earl Paxton and his wife, Tonya; granddaughters,  Sarah Nicole Workman, Amber Sue Blackhurst and Johnna Christine Waugh; great-grandchildren Drew and Brittni Blackhurst.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by daughter, Sue Ann Workman and granddaughter, Michelle Leigh Paxton.  The family would like to thank the staff of CAMC of Charleston, the staff of Eldercare of Ripley, Father John Mulcahey of Charleston, and Father John Finnell of Ravenswood.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. at the St. Matthew Catholic Church in Ravenswood with the Father John Finnell officiating. Burial will follow at the Jackson County Memory Gardens in Cottageville.  Friends may visit the family at Roush Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 7, from 6 to 8 p.m.  Condolences may be sent to the Workman family at roush1us1000@yahoo.com.</p>


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