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Griffin News

Obituary

Jan. 22, 1888

Dr. James Thomas Ellis who lived three miles west of Griffin and was an old well known citizen, died at his home at eleven o’clock yesterday.

Griffin News

Obituary

July 6, 1895

Death of Mrs. Ellis

Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Nancy Ellis, widow of the late Dr. James Thomas Ellis, passed quietly away at her home four miles west of the city, surrounded by her family and friends. She was about 80 years of age and had been in feeble health for some time and her death was therefore not unexpected.

She was a Christian woman in every sense of the word, and had for the greater portion of her long and useful life been a follower of the Master having joined the Baptist church at an early Age. She leaves a large circle of friends and relatives and a number of children to mourn her loss, among the latter being James T., Richard A, Augustus, and Mrs. Dr. T. H. Nunnally, of the county and Sam Ellis of Sumter county.

Her remains will be laid to rest today at the family burying ground near the residence.

Griffin News

Obituary

July 7, 1930

Mr. J. R. Ellis Goes To Rest

James R. Ellis 79 died at a local hospital on Sunday afternoon after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Ellis had made his home in and around Griffin all of his life and his many friends will be sorry to learn of his death.

He is survived by six sons, J. T. Ellis, S.C. Ellis, Hubert R. Ellis, and Riley Ellis all of Griffin, Tames T. Ellis and George P. Ellis both of Albany, also two daughters, Miss Louise Ellis of Griffin and Mrs. J. B. Syory of Oklahoma City.

Funeral services were held from the Pittman funeral chapel this afternoon with Rev. L. T. Mize officiating. Interment will be at Oak Hill cemetery.

Three sons Jesse Ellis, Riley Ellis, and Hubert Ellis and three grandsons, Merrell Ellis, Russell Ellis, and Frank Ellis Jr. acted as pall-bearers.

Griffin News

Obituary

24 Feb 1914

Mrs. J. R. Ellis Dies

After short Illness

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Wife of Prominent Farmer of Spalding

County and most Estimable

Woman Passes away

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Mrs.  Mary L. Ellis, wife of one of Spalding’s best known farmers, died at her home three miles west of Griffin Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock, after an illness of only a few days with paralysis, with which she was stricken last Friday.

Mrs. Ellis was a member of the Methodist church, and was a most estimable women whose death brings sadness to many hearts. She was sixty two years of age and had been a resident of the county for many years.

Mrs. Ellis is survived by her husband, Mr. J. R. Ellis ; six sons, Jesse T., George P., James T., Frank C., H.R., R. E., and Otis B. Ellis; two daughters, Mrs. J. B. Story, of Oklahoma City, and Miss Louise Ellis of this county. She was a daughter of W. M. Blanton, and also leaves two brothers, W. P. and L.P. Blanton and one sister Mrs. Julia Maddox.

Funeral Services for the deceased will be conducted at her home this afternoon at 2 o’clock and the interment will be made in Oak Hill cemetery.

Griffin News

Obituary

29 Sept 1959

Mr. Hubert Ellis

Is Buried Today

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Mr. Hubert R. Ellis, 70, of 605 north 17^th street, died at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital late Saturday afternoon. He was admitted to the hospital early Saturday morning after suffering a stroke.

A lifelong resident of Spalding County, he was a mechanic, He was employed by the Spalding Tractor and Equipment Co, until his retirement four years ago and was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maggie Leona Bransford Ellis; two sons H. A. Ellis of Howey Fla., and Julius L. Ellis, of Griffin; five daughters, Mrs. Lowell Leach of Woodruff, S.C., Mrs. Ted Watts, Mrs. Douglas Sansom, Mrs. Roy Carden and Mrs. Earnest Jones, all of Griffin; a sister Miss Louise Ellis of Experiment; three brothers, J. T. Ellis of Albany, George Ellis of Sylvester, Ga. And Riley Ellis of Griffin.

Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Oak Hill Baptist Church. The Rev. L. T. Bucklew and the Rev. J. K. Kelley officiated and burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Griffin Daily News

Oct. 13, 1964

Obituary

Mrs. Ellis Dies

Rites Wednesday

Mrs. Maggie Leona Bransford Ellis, widow of Hubert R. Ellis died at 2;00 this morning at her home 1124 Lyndon avenue. She had been in declining health since January and seriously ill for a month.

Mrs. Ellis was a lifelong resident of Spalding County, daughter of the late John and Isola Bransford. She was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church.

Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Ted Watts, Mrs. Douglas Sansom, Mrs. Roy Carden and Mrs. Earnest Jones, all of Griffin and Mrs. L. L. Leach of Houston, Tex. Two sons Hubert A. Ellis of Howey Fla. And Lawrence Ellis of Griffin; 20 Grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock from the Oak Hill Baptist Church. The Rev. Robert Loyd and the Rev. J. K. Kelly will officiate . Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Ellis’s body is at Haisten Funeral Home

Griffin Daily News

Obituary

Miss Louise Ellis

Miss Louise Ellis, 91,formerly of Experiment, died Sunday at the Living center.

The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at  Kincaid Memorial United Methodist Church. The Rev. Charles Thompson, and the Rev. A. J. Peters will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.

The body will lie in state at the church 30 minutes prior to the service.

Miss Ellis was a life-long resident of Spalding County, daughter of the late James Rosseau Ellis and the late Mary Louise Blanton Ellis. She had resided at the nursing home for the past 15 years.

Miss. Ellis was post-master at Experiment for more than 35 years. She was a member of Kincaid Memorial United Methodist Church, where she had been a Sunday School teacher and a member of the Board of Stewards. She was first president of Griffin chapter of National Association of Retired Federal Employees.

Survivors include nieces, Mrs. Mary Frances Carden, Mrs. Inez Watts, Mrs. Marion Samson, all of Griffin: Miss Bela Ellis, Albany, Mrs. Estelle Claxton, Sylvester, and Mrs. Clovis Nelson, Chicago, Ill,; nephew, Lawrence Ellis, Griffin.

Friends may visit the family from 7-9 tonight at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to Mt. Zion Campground Trust Fund P.O. Box 355, Experiment Ga. 30212.

Haisten Funeral home is in charge.

File contributed by Bob Ellis, Duluth, Georgia, October 10, 2005

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