Southampton-Isle of Wight-Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ellis, Andrew B., 1989 

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Andrew Ellis 

  Andrew Brock Ellis, 77, of 1569 Great Fork Rd., died July 16, 1989, in a 
nursing home.  A native of Surry, he was the widower of Virginia Bowden Ellis, 
and the son of the late Robert Benjamin Ellis and Lona Mae [sic*] Warner 
Ellis. 

  He had retired as a farmer.  He was a member and deacon of Ivor Baptist 
Church. 

  Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Nell Ellis Jackson of Suffolk; six 
sisters, Mattie E. Goodrich of Smithfield, Lucille E. LeBas of Petersburg, 
Donnie E. McGuriman of Surry, Martha E. Murphy of Battery Park, Margaret E. 
Helmich of Carrollton, and Sarah E. Powell of Magnolia, N.C.; four brothers, 
Robert Ellis and B.W. Ellis, both of Suffolk, Thomas Ellis of Dendron, and 
S.M. Ellis of Knoxville, Pa. 

  Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Ivor Cemetery 
by the Rev. Thomas R. Edwards.  The family will be at the Hill Funeral Home 
Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. and other times at the residence.  Memorial donations 
may be sent to the Nansemond-Suffolk Rescue Squad. 


Andrew Brock ELLIS, retired farmer, 
b. 20 Jan 1918, Isle of Wight Co., d. 16 Jul 1989, Suffolk, 
interred in Ivor Cemetery*, 19 Jul 1989, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Mon., July 17, 1989, p. 2 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Ivor list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/ivor.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Ron Stewart - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #103760616. 

His daughter Nell & her husband share the reverse of the stone. 

Birthplace from WW-II draft card. 

D.Cert. 89-025671 also give his mother as Lona Mae; the informant his daughter 
   Nell.  His mother's name was Rosa May. 

His parents "R. Ben & May W. ELLIS" are buried in the Old Brick Church 
   Cemetery, Bacons Castle, Surry Co.  Find a Grave calls it Lower Surry 
   Cemetery.  (Cemetery ID #51037) 

His wife's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 24, 1987, p. 7A) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/e420v1ob.txt 


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