- Date Of Birth: November 20, 1938
- Date Of Death: April 21, 2017
- State: Alabama
Mrs. Malone was born November 20, 1938 in Decatur to the late George and Carrie Mae Sanders Woods. She departed this life on April 21, 2017 at Decatur Morgan Hospital.
Elnater accepted Christ at an early age and was a life-long member of Shiloh M.B. Church.
Elnater was a 1957 graduate of Lakeside High School. She was retired from 3M Corporation as an operator. She was married to the late Bennie Lee Malone.
She was preceded in death by: her husband, parents, step-father, the Reverend Ellie Matthews; sister, Mollie May Woods; and brother, Ernest King.
She leaves to cherish her memory: six children, the Rev. Karlon (Barbara) Fletcher, Gina Watkins, Michael Fletcher, Tracey (Alvin) Moseley, Vickie Woods (Eddie Taylor), and Christopher (Lachandra) Malone all of Decatur; two god-daughters, Charlotte (Rickie) Miles of Decatur and Beverly (Clyde) Jackson of Priceville; four brothers, Richard Reed, Ellie (Gladys) Matthews Jr., Robert (Teresa) Woods all of Decatur and James Thomas (Pat) Woods of Lakeshore, New Jersey; two sisters, Mildred Jones of Chattanooga, TN and Mary Ann Woods of Oakland, CA; one aunt, Annie Austin of Hillsboro; one sister-in-law, Alice King of Hartselle; 24 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and a host of cousins, other relatives and friends.