Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ellis, Martin L., 1951 

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MARTIN LUTHER ELLIS

   Martin Luther Ellis, 54, died at his home in Toledo, Ohio on Wednesday, 
September 12. He was a native of Southampton County. 

   He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Ellis; two brothers, J.W. Ellis of 
Bluefield, W.Va., and Percy Ellis of Emporia; and three sisters, Mrs. L.W. 
Edwards of Emporia, Mrs. J.R. Livesay of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., and Mrs. I.C. 
Fisher of Bluefield, W.Va. 

   Graveside services for Mr. Ellis were conducted in the Capron Cemetery on 
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. R.H. Marks, assisted by Rev. L.O. Wright. 
A quartet composed of Mr. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. L.T. Francis and Mrs. Ethel 
Marks, sang "The Christian's Good Night." 

   The active pallbearers were J.V. Beale, H.E. Livesay, J.T. Livesay, Wesley 
Ellis, William Ellis and Joe McKoy. 


[Martin Luther ELLIS, d. 12 Sep 1951, Toledo, OH, age 54, 
 bd. Capron Cemetery, 16 Sep 1951, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), 21 Sep 1951] 

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