Suffolk City-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ellis, William W., 2000 

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William W. Ellis 

  William Walter Ellis, 73, of Suffolk, died Sunday, Aug. 13. 

  A native of Sunbury, N.C., he was the son of the late John W. Ellis and 
Eunice Nelson Ellis. 

  He retired as a civil service worker for Comm Teletype operator. 

  He was a member of First Baptist Church, North Main Street.  He was also a 
U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. 

  Survivors include a sister, Louise E. Reyor of Port Orange, Fla.; a brother, 
Melvin T. Ellis of Winston-Salem, N.C.; a niece, Mary Roeder, and a nephew, 
Jerry Dew. 

  The graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 in Cedar 
Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Charles Thompson officiating. 

  Friends may join the family from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hill Funeral 
Home. 

  Contributions may be made to the Nansemond-Suffolk Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 
1515, Suffolk 23439. 


William Walter ELLIS, retired Teletype operator, Navy veteran of WW-II, 
b. 4 Nov 1927, Alamance Co., NC, d. 13 Aug 2000, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery*, Suffolk, 17 Aug 2000, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 76, No. 196, Wed., Aug. 16, 2000, p. 2 

*Additional information: 

Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_d.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Hixburg23958 - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #175241269, which shows b. 4 Nov 1926 and 
   gives b. Sunbury, Gates Co., NC. 

Birthplace & year from Ancestry.com "N.C. Birth Indexes, 1800-2000," 
   citing Alamance Co. Book 15, p. 979. 

His mother, Eunice Jane (NELSON DREW) ELLIS (1896 - 1938), 
   is also buried there. 

His father, John Wallace ELLIS (1898 - 1968), is buried in 
   Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. 
   Holly Lawn list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt 

His father's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Feb. 11, 1968, p. 3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/e420j10o.txt 

His mother's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Jan. 6, 1938 p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/e420e5ob.txt 

William was burned 30 May 1959, in the explosion of a boat on the Nansemond 
   River that killed three other men.  Coverage ("Suffolk News-Herald," 
   May 31, 1959, &c.) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/newspapers/19590531nh.txt 


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