Nellie Ruth

Colquitt-Zellner

Mrs. Nellie Ruth Colquitt Zellner was born on March 16, 1950, to Willie Fred Colquitt and Elvie Ridley Colquitt in Meansville, Georgia. She received her formal education at Pike County Consolidated High School in Concord, Georgia.

Nellie Ruth accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age.

Ms. Nellie Ruth Colquitt was united in holy matrimony to Mr. Robert Lee Zellner, Sr., in Meansville, Georgia.

In her leisure time Nellie Ruth enjoyed cooking, listening to music, dressing up, watching her favorite TV shows, and the favorite thing she loved the most was spending time with her family and friends.

On Monday, June 15, 2026, our Heavenly Father called Mrs. Nellie Ruth Colquitt Zellner, home where she will forever dwell in God's presence. She is now set free from all sickness and pain. Rest now in peace and comfort, your journey has ended, battle fought, and victory won. She was preceded in death by her parents, Willie Fred and Elvie Colquitt, her daughter, Pamela Zellner, grandchildren, Lateedra Zellner, and Marvin Cheeves, Jr., her great granddaughter, Nyla Forbes, and her siblings, Evelyn King, Willie Fred Colquitt, Willie Edward Colquitt and Willie Ruth Colquitt.

She leaves to cherish her precious memories her sister, Martha Colquitt, her three sons, Rickey (Barbara) Zellner, Robert Zellner, Jr., and Surdrick Zellner, her daughter, Lataunya Ellison, 13 grandchildren, Terencia Cheeves, Teshundra Cheeves, Chalea' Zellner, Rickey Zellner, Jr., Raeshad Zellner, Quintavious Jackson, Shawntavious Zellner, Ykelle Dewberry, Candace Zellner, China Dewberry, Arshante Zellner, Malaysia Ellison, Lasandra Jackson, and Mariyah Sanders, and 20 great grandchildren. She also leaves a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends that will miss her dearly.

Visitation will be held on Monday, June 22, 2026, from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Burden's Funeral Home. Service will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 2:00 PM in the Chapel at Burden's Funeral Home. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service hour. Interment will follow in Griffin Memorial Garden. Rev. Dr. Gloria Flemister is the Eulogist.