Randolph County AlArchives Obituaries.....Hollis, Ellis E.  February 18, 1937
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The West Point News
Rev. E. E. Hollis, 59, of Harris County, living on Pine Mountain, died Thursday 
morning, 2 o'clock, as a result of a shotgun wound through his heart, supposedly 
self-inflicted, and brought about through ill health. Mr. Hollis had formerly 
served the rural Baptist churches, near Wedowee. Interment will be in the 
cemetery at Wedowee, Friday, with Johnson and Blakely in charge. Dr. R. P. 
Morrow stated that he was summoned to the Hollis home early Thursday morning, 
and upon his arrival there was notified that death had come as a result of 
suicide. The Harris County registrar stated that he thought an inquest by the 
coroner would be unnecessary. Mr. Hollis had been in ill health for the past 
five years; however, he seemed as. well as usual, Wednesday night. His family 
was not awakened by the firing of the shotgun. The load, according to the 
undertaker, went through the body. The gun and fire poker were lying beside the 
body of the dead man. It is supposed that he placed the barrel against his heart 
and used the poker to pull the trigger. Surviving are the widow and ten 
children: Aubrey Hollis, Atlanta; Charlie Hollis, Roanoke; Dave, Moses, and Jack 
Hollis, West Point, R. F. D. No. 3; Mrs. Otis Styres, Bowden, Ga.; Mrs. Horace 
Gladden and Mrs. Albert Sessions. Tallapoosa. Ga.; Misses Adell and Gena Hollis, 
Lanett.

Additional Comments:
Death Cert:
Name	Ellis Edward Hollis
Sex	Male
Age	59
Death Date	18 Feb 1937
Death Place	West Point, Harris, Georgia, United States
Birth Year (Estimated)	1878
Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Farmer
Race	White
Father's Name	J W Hollis
Mother's Name	Amanda Birdsong
Event Type	Death
Cemetery	Mt Pleasant

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