Eleanor “Ellie” Fondren, 84, of Columbus, MS, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital- East Memphis.

Visitation will be Saturday, February 7, 2026, from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. Funeral
Service will be Saturday, February 7, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. Interment will follow at Memorial Gardens in Columbus, MS. Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS will be directing.

Mrs. Fondren was born May 18, 1941, to Date Clouse and Bonnie Watts Clouse. She was a homemaker.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Fondren is preceded in death by her grandchild, Jonathan Fondren.

Mrs. Fondren is survived by husband, Sam Fondren; son, Sammy (Angela) Fondren; grandchild, Casey (Christine) Fondren; great-grandchildren, Braxton, Sadie, and Evie Fondren, grandchild- Ana (Tanner) Dement; son, Tim (Barbara) Fondren; grandchildren, Chris (Treasure) Fondren; great- grandchildren, Marleigh and Easton; grandchild, Chasity Fondren (Jim Logan); great-grandchildren, Bryson and Bentley Nash; grandchild, Tabatha (Wade) Swindol; great-grandchildren, Addie and Peyton; son, Daniel (Tammy) Fondren; grandchild, Ashlee (Will) Jones; great-grandchildren, Greyson; grandchild, Kaitlyn (Heston) Vaughn; great-grandchild, Beverly; grandchildren, Kody (Tristen) Fondren, Dawson Cox, and Isabelle Fondren; son, Jason (Amanda) Fondren; grandchild, Morgan (Alyssa) Franks; great-grandchildren, Kinsleigh, Tucker, and Sawyer Franks; grandchild, Raichel (Austin) Pinkerton; great- grandchild, Hayden Pinkerton; son, Ben Fondren; grandchild, Karlee; grandchild, Baylee (Chandler) Collums. (with two great-grandchildren on the way)

Pallbearers will be Sammy Fondren, Tim Fondren, Daniel Fondren, Jason Fondren, Ben Fondren, and Casey Fondren. Honorary Pallbearers will be Christopher Fondren, Morgan Franks, Kody Fondren, and Dawson Cox.