Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ellis, Pete D., 1969 

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PETE DUNLEY ELLIS 

   NEWSOMS - A funeral service for Pete Dudley Ellis was conducted Monday 
at 3 p.m. in Newsoms Baptist Church by the Rev. John Williams and the Rev. 
Harry Bunch.  Burial was in Newsoms Cemetery with McDowell Funeral Home 
in charge.

   Pallbearers were Julian Carter, Linwood Pope, Charlie Mack, Hersey 
Bradshaw, Lloyd Taylor and Claude Drake Jr.

   Pete Dudley Ellis, 64, died Saturday afternoon in a Franklin hospital.

   A native of Southampton County, he was a son of George W. and Mrs. 
Lillie Simmons Ellis and the husband of Mrs. Acree S. Ellis.

   He was a deacon of Newsoms Baptist Church and a retired Norfolk Naval 
Shipyard tool clerk.

   Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Ralph D. Ellis of Portsmouth; 
a daughter, Mrs. Audrey Gower of Atlanta; two brothers, Herbert Ellis of 
Portsmouth and Stanton Ellis of Stoney Creek; three sisters, Mrs. Estelle 
Porter of Newsoms and Mrs. Mary Taylor and Mrs. Adelle Bryant of Portsmouth; 
and seven grandchildren.


Pete Dudley ELLIS, retired Norfolk Naval Shipyard tool clerk, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 31 May 1969, Franklin, age 64, 
interred in Hollywood Cemetery*, Newsoms, 2 Jun 1969, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 5, 1969, Sect. II, p. 12 

*His parents are also buried there.
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Hollywood list (N-31): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 7, 1945) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/e420g1ob.txt 


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