Caroline Louise Geise Ellenburg passed away on Tuesday August 18th, 2026 at Pruitt Health Nursing Home in Rome GA. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio June 3, 1933 to the late Emil Carl Geise and Lonie Bohannon Geise. She moved with her family to Georgia when she was three years old. Caroline spent her early years in Cleveland before moving to Georgia, where she built a life centered around her faith, family, and community. She graduated from Gore High School in 1950 and was a member of Horizon Baptist Fellowship in Summerville.

Caroline was preceded in death by her loving husband of 51 years William E Ellenburg, son Johnny Ellenburg and sisters Frances DeBerry and Dolores Marshall.

She is survived by her three children and spouses, Eddy and Jackie Ellenburg of Chattoogaville, GA, Terri and Jerry Floyd of Chatsworth, GA, Tammy and Jerry Jackson of Ringgold, GA and daughter-in-law Deborah Cleveland widow of the late Johnny Ellenburg.

Grandchildren and spouses Blake and Cameron Dunagan, Jeremy and Beth Floyd, Dr Mark and Kristen Floyd, Emily and Joe Costolnick, Matt Ellenburg and Eli Jackson. Great grandchildren Kate, Anna, Caleb, Andrew Floyd, Jakob and Caroline Floyd, Sophi Taylor, Tyler Costolnick, Rachel Dunagan, and Kayleigh and Madilynn Ellis.

Funeral Services will be Sunday August 23, 2026, at 3:00pm in the J.D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with the Reverend Dalen Jackson and Jeremy Floyd officiating. Pallbearers are Jeremy Floyd, Dr Mark Floyd, Matt Ellenburg, Eli Jackson, Joe Costolnick and Cameron Dunagan.

The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service. Interment will be in the Summerville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Horizon Baptist Fellowship.

The family would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the staff at Pruitt Health in Rome for their loving care of mother.