Mrs. Millie Ellen Elder Binder passed away Wednesday at Columbus Hospice House at the age of 77.

Mrs. Binder will be laid to rest with her husband at Ft.Mitchell National Cemetery on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 following a Eleven O'clock A.M. Homegoing Celebration in the sanctuary of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, officiated by Pastor Chad D. Bryant.

Visitation is 2:00 til 6:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home.

A native of Bullock County, AL, and the daughter of Mrs. Martha Surles Elder Fields of Columbus and the late David Elder, Mrs. Binder had resided in Columbus most of her life and was a former employee of the Krystal Company. She later assumed the role of a home-maker. She was a very devout member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and was an avid bingo player. Other than her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joe L. Binder, Sr., two siblings, Donald Elder, Alma J. Holliman and her step-father, Hawthorne Fields.

Survivors other than her mother include her children, Vickie Britt, Marquetta Barnes, Anita Binder, Kenny Binder, Judy B. Howard and Joe L. Binder, Jr; twenty grandchildren, several great grandchildren; one brother, Ben Elder(Ruby); two sisters, Georgia Bledsoe and Sue Howard; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.