Ella Louise Tallant || Obituary

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Ella Louise Tallant, age 90, of Tyler, Texas, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022, in Tyler, Texas. Ella was born in Tigertown, Texas, to Bill Sikes and Elizabeth Locher Sikes.

Ella was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed many years of square dancing, bluegrass festivals, and visiting 49 states. She loved her Texas Rangers and playing bridge with her friends. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Paris for many years before attending Southside Baptist Church.

Ella was preceded in death by her husband, Wendell “Red” Jefferson Tallant, in 2013, her parents, and brother Bill Sikes.

Survivors include two daughters and one son, Brenda and Charley Davis of Copeville, Texas, Gail Dorough of Tyler, Texas and Curtis and Rhonda Tallant of Grand Prairie, Texas; two grandchildren, Dacia and Chris Edmonson of Bullard, Texas and Trent and Johnna Dorough of Flint, Texas and four great-grandchildren Benjamin Edmonson, Zachary Edmonson, Connor Dorough and Natalie Dorough and other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at Bright-Holland Funeral Home in Paris. Private burial will follow in Meadowbrook Gardens.

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