Euta Davis Elledge, 96, of Burnsville, Mississippi, died Monday, November 25, 2013, at Tishomingo Manor Nursing Home. Mrs. Elledge was born July 1, 1917, in Tishomingo County, MS, to James Alton and Dorcas Evelyn Gober Davis. She was a devoted member of Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church in Burnsville, MS. Mrs. Elledge owned and operated her own beauty shop in Burnsville, MS, for approximately sixty-two years. She was also the City Clerk for the Town of Burnsville for sixteen years. She enjoyed attending church, working in her beauty shop, and writing poems. Even after retiring, she would still to out to the shop and visit with all of her old customers. Her greatest joy was her family, and she spent as much time as she could with them. Mrs. Elledge always lived by the saying “You don’t have to have a lot of money…the Lord Jesus Christ will provide for you always”. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Friday, November 29, at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka, officiated by Elder Roger Browning. Interment will follow in Little Flock Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home on Friday. Cutshall Funeral Home of Iuka, MS is entrusted with arrangements. Survivors include her only son, Michael L. Elledge of Burnsville, MS; five grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant sister; and her husband, Lawrence Elledge. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association by phone at (800) 272-3900, or online at www.alz.org.
