Ezell Ellis Sr. Father-Mentor-Friend will forever in my heart & soul never be forgotten. To my Godmother Bertha Jones (Madea) I love you for sharing the information & relationship you & my dad Ezell Ellis Sr. had. To my sister's Sue & Katrina Ellis are no longer with us, but with God, I love you!! To my father Ezell Ellis Sr. now you can rest…….

Funeral services for Ezell Ellis Sr., 43, of Route 4 Northport, who died Friday in an automobile accident, will be Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Holly Springs Baptist Church Rev. James Brown will officiate, with burial in the Oak Ridge Cemetery and Rollings Mortuary directing.

He is survived by the widow, Ms. Bertha Jones, Northport, a son Ezell Ellis Jr., of Los Angeles, a daughter, Susan Renea Ellis, of Fayette; his mother, Mrs. Eula Wilson Ellis, Fayette; four sisters, Mrs. Mrs. Flora Nell Ellis Stowe, Mrs. Inell Ellis Files, Mrs. Elmore Louise Ellis Moore, all of Fayette, Mrs. Jenell Ellis Waldrop, Inwood, N.Y. a grandmother, Mrs. Carrie Wilson, Berry; three aunts; and two great-uncles.

The body will be placed in the church from 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday until services time.

Published in The Tuscaloosa Newspaper March 26, 1979.