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SELMA VANN STANLEY ELLIS

Virginian Pilot - 06-07-2006

SUFFOLK - Selma Vann Stanley Ellis, 79, died June 5, 2006, at Sentara
Obici Hospital.

Born Dec. 18, 1926, in Whaleyville, she was the daughter of the late
Pearl Briley and Dempsey Vann. Mrs. Ellis was preceded in death by
her siblings, Otha Vann, Helen Vann, Erma Bell, Dempsey Vann Jr.;
grandchildren, Sonya Williams and Todd Williams; and first husband,
Curtis Edward Stanley. Selma was a member of the Magnolia United
Methodist Church and was retired as an operator attendant at Great
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co.

Survivors include her husband, Leslie Ray Ellis; three daughters,
Faye Harrell and husband Sherwood of Suffolk, Linda Writtenberry and
husband Gerald of Suffolk and Lisa Helms and husband Marty of Roanoke
Rapids, N.C.; two sisters, May Belle Johnson of Suffolk and Margaret
Hoffman of Hampton; brother, John W. Vann of Portsmouth; eight
grandchildren, Kristie W. Cunningham and husband Jeremy, Tara W.

Moore and husband Art, Hollie W. Hill and husband Andy, Tyler V.

Helms, Collin R. Helms, Autumn B. Helms, Kimberly H. Williams and
husband Danny and Stanley L. Harrell; five great-grandchildren, Logan
and Grier Cunningham, Leslie Williams, Barrett and Mitch Moore.

A funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Magnolia United
Methodist Church by the Rev. Michael Derflinger and the Rev. Michael
Brinkley with burial in the Holland Cemetery. The family will receive
friends today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home &
Crematory and other times at 597 Turlington Road, Suffolk, VA 23434.

Memorial donations may be made to the Nansemond Suffolk Rescue Squad,
P.O. Box 1515, Suffolk, VA 23439 or Magnolia United Methodist Church
c/o Building Fund, 1764 Wilroy Road, Suffolk, VA 23434. Condolences
may be registered at www.rwbakerfh.com



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Selma Vann Stanley Ellis, born 18 Dec 1926 in Whaleyville, died 5 Jun 2006 in Suffolk, Virginia, and was remembered as a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Funeral services were held Thursday 8 Jun 2006 at Magnolia United Methodist Church in Suffolk, Virginia, with burial in Holland Cemetery, officiated by Rev. Michael Derflinger and Rev. Michael Brinkley.

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SELMA VANN STANLEY ELLIS

Virginian Pilot - 06-07-2006

SUFFOLK - Selma Vann Stanley Ellis, 79, died June 5, 2006, at Sentara Obici Hospital.

Born Dec. 18, 1926, in Whaleyville, she was the daughter of the late Pearl Briley and Dempsey Vann. Mrs. Ellis was preceded in death by her siblings, Otha Vann, Helen Vann, Erma Bell, Dempsey Vann Jr.; grandchildren, Sonya Williams and Todd Williams; and first husband, Curtis Edward Stanley. Selma was a member of the Magnolia United Methodist Church and was retired as an operator attendant at Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co.

Survivors include her husband, Leslie Ray Ellis; three daughters, Faye Harrell and husband Sherwood of Suffolk, Linda Writtenberry and husband Gerald of Suffolk and Lisa Helms and husband Marty of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; two sisters, May Belle Johnson of Suffolk and Margaret Hoffman of Hampton; brother, John W. Vann of Portsmouth; eight grandchildren, Kristie W. Cunningham and husband Jeremy, Tara W. Moore and husband Art, Hollie W. Hill and husband Andy, Tyler V. Helms, Collin R. Helms, Autumn B. Helms, Kimberly H. Williams and husband Danny and Stanley L. Harrell; five great-grandchildren, Logan and Grier Cunningham, Leslie Williams, Barrett and Mitch Moore.

A funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Magnolia United Methodist Church by the Rev. Michael Derflinger and the Rev. Michael Brinkley with burial in the Holland Cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home & Crematory and other times at 597 Turlington Road, Suffolk, VA 23434.

Memorial donations may be made to the Nansemond Suffolk Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1515, Suffolk, VA 23439 or Magnolia United Methodist Church c/o Building Fund, 1764 Wilroy Road, Suffolk, VA 23434. Condolences may be registered at 

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| Name  | Selma Vann Stanley Ellis                               |
| Name  | Selma Vann Stanley Ellis                               |
| Age   | 79                                                     |
| Birth | 18 December 1926; Whaleyville (estimated)              |
| Death | 5 June 2006; Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, Virginia |
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Selma Vann Stanley Ellis
1305850
Holland Municipal Cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1305850/Holland-Municipal-Cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1305850/memorial-search?firstname=Selma&lastname=Ellis&cemeteryName=Holland-Municipal-Cemetery&deathyear=2006––– Publication Details –––

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| Field    | Value             |
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| Field    | Value             |
|----------|-------------------|
| Location | Suffolk, Virginia |
| Name     | Virginian-Pilot   |
| Date     | 7 June 2006       |
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––– Other Relevant Information –––

• Member of Magnolia United Methodist Church
• Retired operator attendant at Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co.
• Birth name was Selma Vann Stanley
		
[See also:
www.findagrave.com/memorial/34986956/selma-ellis
www.findagrave.com/memorial/89758765/curtis_edward-stanley (spouse)
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/holland.txt
www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1305850/holland-municipal-cemetery
]


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