MURRAY — Ella May Colister, 80, of Murray died Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at Murray-Calloway County Hospital.

She retired from Briggs & Stratton. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Murray.

She is survived by one daughter, Mary Layton of Murray; two sons, Edward Brunton of Hendersonville, Tenn., and Timothy Brunton of Melford, Kan.; two sisters, Ruth Parr of Westerville, Ohio, and Betty Shade of Columbus, Ohio; two brothers, Carl McCauley of Columbus, Ga., and Raymond Spillman of Columbus, Ohio; 17 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Linn Carl Colister; two sisters; and one brother. Her parents were Raymond and Martha Johnson Spillman.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at J.H. Churchill Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Saywell officiating.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville, Tenn.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday, March 18, 2013, at the funeral home.