Graveside service for Mr. Rubert Ellington, age 100 of Milan, will be held on Monday, October 27, 2014 at 2:30pm at the New Hope Cemetery in Yuma, TN. Visitation with the family will be held on Monday from 11am - 1pm at the Bodkin Funeral Home. Mr. Ellington was a member of the Oakwood Baptist Church near Milan. He was a WWII Veteran serving in the U S Army and he was a retired machinist with the ICG Railroad. Surviving Family: Sons - Robert Ellington (Leigh Ann)of Trenton and Ben Ellington (Debbie)of Milan Daughters - Mary Ellington Varner (Brent) of Jackson, Susan Ellington Coleman of Corinth, MS, Vivian Youngblood, Scarlet Hurdle and Shirley "Toppy" Youngblood all of Holly Springs, MS Step Daughter - Penney Turner (Rickey) of South Park, PA 21 - Grandchildren 10 - Great Grandchildren Mr. Ellington was preceded in death by his wife Virla Estell Ellington, a twin brother Ruben Ellington and a sister Etta Ruth Ellington and a granddaughter Elizabeth "Beth" Ann Thompson. Memorials may be directed to the Caris Hospice in Jackson, TN.