Funeral service for Ella Maddox, 65, of Opelika, AL, will be at 12:00 noon, Friday, October 27, 2023, at Christ Temple Holiness Church, 610 Clanton Street, Opelika, AL, 36801, with interment in Evergreen Cemetery, 1409 Monroe Avenue, Opelika, AL, 36801, Bishop Kenneth Carter will officiate.

Mrs. Maddox, who passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at the East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama, was born February 3, 1958, in Lee County, Alabama.

Public viewing will be Thursday, October 26, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Mrs. Maddox will lie in repose at the church one hour prior to the service.

“Kate” as she was affectionately known by family and friends, enjoyed taking pictures, cooking and was known as the community’s candy lady. In her spare time, she enjoyed watching football and was an avid Alabama fan, “Roll Tide”.

She leaves to cherish her precious memory: three children, Antavis “Dewayne” Thornton of Atlanta, GA, Melanie Thornton of Camp Hill, AL and Shana Maddox of Opelika, AL; eight grandchildren, Antavis Thornton, Jr., Kalithia Hardnett, Ny’Kevious Knight, Cecil Leroy Carlton, Jr., Derrick Arnold all of Opelika, AL, Magin Marie (Robert) Davis of Greer, SC, James Calvin Spivey of Detroit, MI and Cynthia Kate Griffin of Atlanta, GA; five great grandchildren; three sisters, Alice Chambers of Atlanta, GA, Eva Nell Thornton and Diane Thornton both of Opelika, AL; four brothers, Joe Lewis Thornton, Robert (Cynthia) Thornton both of Opelika, AL, Jerry (Ruby) Thornton of Auburn, AL and Tyrone (Karla) Thornton of Villa Rica, GA; five aunts, Mary Ann Thornton, of Atlanta, GA, Mary Lillie Thornton, Mary Jimmie Thornton both of Opelika, AL, Christine Thornton of Rex, GA and Patricia (Robert) McGuire of Decatur, GA; two devoted cousins, Ruby Perry and Mary Washington; four devoted friends, Lorrian Denise Thornton, Melody Williams, Lillian Brocks and Lillian Snipes; a host of nieces, nephews, other