Obituaries:  Mr. William Ance Ellzey, Sabine Parish       E-420
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jan 23, 2002
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Mr. William Ance Ellzey (Photo)

  Mr. William Ance Ellzey, 73, of Florien, died at his residence
Monday, Jan. 14, 2002. He was a member of Cenchrea Church of the
Nazarene, and a carpenter.

  Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Jan. 16, at Cenchrea
Church of the Nazarene, with interment following at Toro
Cemetery. The Rev. Douglas Chance, and the Rev. Grady Roundtree
officiated.

  Survivors include his widow, Ruth Ellzey of Florien; two sons,
Allen Ellzey and wife Maria of Raleigh, N. C., and Greg Ellzey
and wife Donna of Florien; daughter, Kathy Chance and husband
Wayne of Hornbeck; three sisters, Elaine Masters of Cowan, Tenn.,
Maxine Chance of Sarepta, and Beatrice Chance of Many; 11
grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and a host of nieces,
nephews, and friends.

  Mr. Ellzey was preceded in death by his son, Captain William
Dale Ellzey; grandson, Kody Heath Chance, and parents, Ambrose
and Lula Mae Ellzey.

  Pallbearers were Ronnie Chance, Homer Lynn Brown, Travis Alford,
Jimmy Bardwell, Doug Thaxton, and Teddie Dowden, Honorary
pallbearers were Tom Jones, Gene Alford, and Donald Dowden.

  Warren Meadows, Many, La.