Breaking News - From news Channel 5
Posted: Apr 05, 2010 5:58 PM CDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The woman whose famous biscuits launched her onto the national stage has died.
Family members reported Loveless Cafe's Carol Fay Ellison, best known as the "Biscuit Lady," was in the hospital and gravely ill this weekend.
Family: Famed "Biscuit Lady" Gravely Ill
Ellison, who is in her mid-40s, began working at the Loveless Cafe as a teenager in 1979.
Tom Morales the owner of the Loveless Cafe released a statement Monday evening:
"Carol Fay Ellison was a beloved member of the Loveless Cafe family for more than 30 years, and it is with great sadness that I confirm her death today, April 5, 2010.
A trusted mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, she was a vital link in the Loveless Cafe tradition and will be missed by many. Funeral arrangements have not been made, but we will let you know as soon as we have more information."
