Thomas "Lynn" Ellenburg Miramar Beach, Florida Obituary

Thomas "Lynn" Ellenburg

<p>Thomas &ldquo;Lynn&rdquo; Ellenburg, age 57, of Inlet Beach, FL, passed away on Thursday, Oct 7, 2021, in Miramar Beach, FL.&nbsp; He was born on August 17, 1964.&nbsp;He was born on August 17, 1964, in Geneva, AL,&nbsp;to Thomas Ellenburg and Jean Motley. &nbsp;</p> <p>Lynn graduated from Terry Parker High School. He started with Publix Supermarkets in 1981, was employed as a store manager and retired from Publix with 38 years of service. Lynn married the love of his life on January 26, 1991, at Arlington Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL, to Stacy Smith Ellenburg. He accepted Jesus Christ as his lord and savior Easter Sunday 1992 and was an active member of North Jacksonville Baptist church and more recently attended Destiny Worship Center in Panama City Beach, FL. Lynn enjoyed spending time with his family, vacationing, fishing, being a handyman and making others laugh. He was the family grill master and loved being the &ldquo;chef.&rdquo;&nbsp; Lynn was an avid sports fan and his favorite football teams were the New England Patriots and the Florida Gators, and favorite NASCAR driver was Jeff Gordon.&nbsp; Most of all, he loved and cherished his family.&nbsp;</p> <p>Lynn is survived by his wife, Stacy Ellenburg of Inlet Beach, FL; children, Ale Ellenburg Kenney (Andrew) and Jordan &ldquo;JD &ldquo;Ellenburg; mothers, Jean Motley and Nancy Ellenburg; siblings, Crissy Ellenburg Baxley and Tayna Ellenburg Hand; father-in-law, Russell Smith Sr.; and many brothers-in-laws, sisters- in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family members.&nbsp; He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas J. C. Ellenburg; brother, TJ Ellenburg; and mother-in-law, Dolores Stewart Smith.</p> <p>The family will receive friends at North Jacksonville Baptist Church, 8531 North Main St, Jacksonville, FL,&nbsp;32218, on Saturday, October 16, 2021, from 9:30 to 10:00 am. &nbsp;A memorial service will begin at 10:00 am with Pastor Tim Rigdon and Tony Zeaiter officiating.&nbsp;</p> <p>You may send flowers from Kuhn Flowers, Flowers Express or Dinsmore Florist, all of Jacksonville or&nbsp;&nbsp;make a donation to St. Judes Children&rsquo;s Hospital at stjude.org, in Lynn&rsquo;s memory.</p> <p>To share memories, send condolences and sign the online guestbook, please visit www.daviswatkins.com</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
August 17, 1964 - October 7, 202108/17/196410/07/2021
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Mary Douglas
October 16, 2021
I knew Lynn as Thomas. We worked together in 30A. He was and always will be the absolute best. Thomas was always kind and respectful to everyone. Thomas will alway hold a special place in my heart. My condolences to the Elllenburg family.
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Michael fountain
October 16, 2021
I remember Lynn sitting me down in the office and giving me full time he was good guy your family is in my thoughts and prayers
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Laurie and Scott Dewitt
October 16, 2021
We are so sorry for your loss even though we are not there to say goodbye to Lynn you are in our thoughts and prays always we will always remember him for mentoring our son Michael fountain through his publix career he did awesome job
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Kelly_byerley@hotmail.com
October 16, 2021
Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire family. Mr Ellenburg was a great man and friend to so many. You will always be remembered in all of our hearts. Mike & Kelly Troller Jacksonville, Fl
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Loretta Floyd
October 14, 2021
I Pray that God give Your Family His Shalom and Comfort. I remember good days with Lynn at Publix on Atlantic. Lynn hired my son Andre and nephew along with their friend. I will truly miss Lynn. We will see each other again one day. And for the family to know that they w... Continue Reading
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Brian May
October 14, 2021
My condolences to the Ellenburg family. Back in 2000, Lynn interviewed me for my job @ Publix. I enjoyed working with Lynn and even joking around with him at times. Lynn was always able to motivate me to strive to achieve more than I thought I could. Im praying for the E... Continue Reading
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Teri Jones
October 13, 2021
My heart goes out to the entire Ellenburg and Smith families. I grew up down the street from Stacy and her family and worked with both Stacy and Lynn at Publix. Lynn was definitely the jokester and always was making people laugh. We never understand why our loved ones ar... Continue Reading
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Todd Irwin
October 12, 2021
My name is Todd Irwin and Lynn Ellenburg befriended me in 1985 when I started at the Publix on Fort Caroline Road we quickly became friends and then roommates we lived as roommates for almost 5 years we remain best friends ever sinse I moved out to Panama City in 1994 Ly... Continue Reading
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Keith Smith
October 12, 2021
Lynn was an amazing husband to my baby sister, and a father to Ale and JD that we could all learn something from. He LOVED his family more than life itself. We dont understand how this thing called life is always played out, but I know God will watch over Stacy and the k... Continue Reading
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Tricia Loveless Williams
October 12, 2021
I'm so sorry to hear of Lynn's passing. I worked with him and Stacy years ago at Publix. Many prayers for peace.
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