Sussex-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ellis, Bernice B. Felts, 2011 

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BERNICE BOWDEN FELTS IVEY ELLIS 

  WAKEFIELD - Bernice Felts Ellis, 94, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011.

  Born in Smithfield on Oct. 5, 1917 [sic*], she was the daughter of the late 
Allen and Georgie Felts.  She was a member of Wakefield Baptist Church and 
enjoyed playing bridge with her friends of Wakefield.

  Mrs. Ellis is survived by her husband, Benjamin F. Ellis Jr.; her son, Brian 
David Eyler Sr.; her sister, Edna Felts Myers and husband, Luther, and her 
grandson, Brian David Eyler Jr.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

  She was preceded in death by her brother, William Felts; and her sister, 
Louise Jones.

  The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. tonight, at the Wakefield Chapel 
of J.T. Morris & Son Funeral Home.  A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. 
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, at Wakefield Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jim Kerr 
officiating.  A reception will follow in the fellowship hall of the church. 
Burial will then follow at 2 p.m., in St. Luke’s Cemetery, in Smithfield.


Bernice Bowden (FELTS EYLER IVEY; Mrs. Benjamin F. Jr.) ELLIS, 
b. 5 Oct 1917, Newport News*, d. 5 Nov 2011, 
interred in St. Luke’s Memorial Park**, Benns Church, 9 Nov 2011, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Nov. 8, 2011, p. A-7 

**Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #18: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Her parents & her second husband George Monroe IVEY (1918-1974) 
   are also buried there. 

*Additional information: 

B.Cert. 49171 (Warwick Co. #394) gives b. 5 Oct 1917, Newport News, to 
   Wm. Allen & Georgia (WHITMER) FELTS. 

She 1m. Bernard Bolling EYLER 24 Nov 1938 in Smithfield.  (IoW.Co. #96) 
   They div. in 1950.  (Dic.Cert. 1950-2128). 
   Both sources give b. Newport News.  "Doc" is buried with his parents in 
   Blandford Cemetery, in his native Petersburg. 

She 3m. widower Benjamin Franklin ELLIS, Jr., 30 Aug 1975 in Smithfield. 
   IoW.Co. M.Cert. 114-75 gives b. 25 Feb 1918. 

He is buried with his first wife in Wakefield Cemetery. 
   Wakefield list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His obit ("Virginian-Pilot," Dec. 6, 2014) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/e420b4ob.txt 

Her mother's obit ("Smithfield Times," Aug. 8, 1990, p. 6) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/f432g1ob.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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