West Virginia - Kathleen Ellison Hight, 97, of Lerona, died peacefully Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Treasures of Age Personal Care Home on Browns Ridge Road in Lerona. Born in Pipestem July 4, 1922 she was the daughter of the late William Henderson and Lou Farley Ellison. For most of her life she was a homemaker. She attended Lerona United Methodist Church and was a longtime member of the Mercer County Farm Bureau. She was also a former cook for the food services at Concord University. She and her late husband Aubrey raised a large garden every year and enjoyed selling their produce at the Princeton Farmers Market. Kathleen loved reading and working crossword puzzles.

In addition to her parents her husband of 61 years, Aubrey L. Hight; one infant daughter, Patricia Ann Hight; three sisters, Stacie Ellison Cole, Lavonna Ellison and Marguerite Ellison Mann and four brothers, Oscar Ellison, Emory Ellison, James Ellison and William "Ozzie" Ellison preceded her in death.

Survivors include one son, Michael Hight of Lerona; one daughter, Nancy McWhorter and her son Kenneth of Charleston, several nieces and nephews.

Special thanks to the caring staff of Treasures of Age Personal Care Home on Browns Ridge Rd, in Lerona and Hospice Compassus.

Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 PM Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the George W. Seaver Chapel of Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton with Pastor David White and Pastor Eugene Hazelwood officiating. Entombment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Princeton. Friends may call at the funeral home from 12:00 noon to the service hour on Wednesday.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Ellison Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 3, Pipestem, WV 25979.

Online condolences may be made by visiting www.seaverfuneralservice.com