Updated: 6:50 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021 Allen Devlin Longtime Williamston fire Chief Steve Ellison passed away suddenly on Thursday, shocking his co-workers and family. Ellison served as a firefighter for the last 40 years, spending 30 of those years with the Williamston Volunteer Fire Department and the last 27 as the fire chief. He dedicated his life to the Williamston Fire Department, said Interim-fire Chief Tim Heatherly. His legacy will always be here and we appreciate him for what he’s done for us here at the Williamston Fire Department. Ellison was laid to rest Saturday following a funeral procession through Williamston; his casket carried on the first and oldest Williamston Fire Department Fire Truck, escorted by his family and closest friends to Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery. My daddy was somebody who was always there, said Ellison s daughter and co-Williamston firefighter Julia Nichols. My daddy was someone who taught me that it didn’t matter wha