Ella May Letson Thomson Sorensen, 93, of Colllegedale, died on Tuesday, May 4, 2010.
Ella was born in Jacksonville, Fl., to the late Raymond C. Thomson and Mary Ann Letson Moore.
She was a registered nurse and a resident of Avon Park, Fl., since 1963 and had moved to Collegedale in 2002.
Ella was a member of the Martin Severance Chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.
She was a member of the Walker Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church in Avon Park, Fl., and the Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church in Collegedale.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur K. Sorensen, daughter, Sylvia Louise Sorensen Sue and her identical twin sister, Thelma Lorraine Curtis Thomson Hartwell in 2008.
Survivors include her son-in-law, Phil (Pat) Sue of Georgia; grandchildren, Kaye Michelle (Shellie) Dieter and Andrea Christine (Kristy) Alm, both of Montana, Jonathan Philip Sue of Washington, and Jaron Arthur Sue, Or.; six great-grandchildren; nieces, Frances Hartwell Robertson and Kathleen Hartwell Carmicino and nephew, Raymond C. Hartwell.
Ella will be taken to Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home in Avon Park, Fla., for services. Burial will be in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Avon Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Walker Memorial Academy, 1525 West Avon Blvd., Avon Park, Fl 33825, or to Southern Adventist University, So-Ju-Conian Worthy Student Fund, Attn: Joy McKee, P.O. Box 370, Collegedale, Tn. 37315.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 7454 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, Tn. 37421.