Ella Ruth Marino

Ella Ruth Marino, 91, of Vidor, died Sunday, March 2, 2025. She was born on December 23, 1933, in Rocky Point, Mississippi, to Delza Mae Sweatt and Edward Josh Ellard.

Survivors include her children, Gail Tannehill and her husband, Gene; Cheryl Loftin and her husband, L.J.; Marsha Cosby; and Glenn Marino and his wife, Darla, all of Vidor; grandchildren, Ashlie Sherman and her husband, Duke; Lance Loftin and his wife, Tara; Maegan Hennessy and her husband, John; Wayne Cosby; Krystal Burns and her husband, Brandon; Madison Marino Doan and her husband, Edward; and Landon Tannehill and his wife, Rebekah; eighteen great-grandchildren; siblings, Sara Wyatt, Beverly Odom, David Ellard, and Virginia Weece Marshall; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Ella is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Vincent “Bud” Marino; brothers, Earl Ellard, John Wesley Ellard, and Wayne Ellard; and son-in-law, Jerry Cosby.

A gathering of Mrs. Marino’s family and friends will begin 11:00 a.m. with her funeral service at 12:00 p.m., Friday, March 7, 2025, at Eastgate United Pentecostal, 18905 1-10, Vidor. Her interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont.