Mrs. Ellen Modlin Hardison, 78, a resident of  319 Hudnell St., Washington, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of Paul Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will follow in Tice Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Paul Funeral Home in Washington. Arrangements are by Paul Funeral Home, Washington.