- Date Of Birth: May 18, 1931
- Date Of Death: November 12, 2018
- State: Georgia
Mr. Maner Rice Ellenberg Jr, age 87 of Siloam, GA passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at his home after a long illness. He was born on May 18, 1931 in Greene County, Georgia. Maner was the son of the late Maner Rice Ellenberg, Sr. and Callie Coley Ellenberg of Siloam. He was married to the former Marjorie Elizabeth Batson for 61 years.
After graduating from Greensboro High School, he worked for the Citizens Bank. Later he worked for Farmers Feed and Seed for 25 years. In 1977 he bought Union Point Farm & Garden and was owner and operator from 1977- 2005, where he made many life-long friends.
Maner was a loving and supportive father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
Maner was preceded in death by his mother and father, Maner & Callie Ellenberg, and his sister Frances Ellenberg Griffeth of Union Point. He is survived by his wife Marjorie Batson Ellenberg, daughters Kay Ellenberg McClendon (Tom) of Siloam, GA, and Nancy Ellenberg Woods (Brandon) of Rockmart, GA; and four sons Keith Maner Ellenberg (Shawn) of Siloam, Mark Carl Ellenberg (Thea) of Winterville, GA, John Charles Ellenberg (Sherri) of Jersey, GA, and Eric Rice Ellenberg of Atlanta. His grandchildren include Callie Ann Ellenberg Sparks (Andrew); Jacob, Daniel, David, and Sara Beth McClendon; Sienna, Rylan, Landon, and Roma Ellenberg; Ian, Ross, and Luke Ellenberg; and Cason and Ethan Woods of Rockmart, GA. He has one great-grandson Tucker Sparks of Auburn, AL.
