Ellen Bledsoe Tatum, November 19, 1922 - December 29, 2017.  Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm, January 4, at Crestwood Memorial Funeral Home.

The family will receive friends from noon to 2pm prior to the service.

Ellen will be remembered for her fierce love of the Lord and her family.  Her focus was always on sharing Jesus love with others.
She spent her life serving through her church, most currently James Memorial Baptist in Gadsden.  She was a life long member of the Order of the Eastern Star, most recent Queen City Chapter 135.

She is preceded in death by her husband Frederick R. Tatum, Sr. brother Forrest Bledsoe, and twin sister Helen Bledsoe Jones.  She is survived by children Barbara Tatum Moss, Frederick R. Tatum , Jr. (Laura).,   Arthur (Gail)Tatum,   Joseph (Gwen) Tatum,   many grandchildren, great grandchildren,  and great- great grandchildren.