Obituaries 01-30-25

MARY "STACY" ELLIS

May 23, 1958-Jan. 21, 2025

Funeral services for Mary "Stacy" Ellis, 66, of Smithdale, were 
conducted on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 from Mt. Zion Baptist Church in 
Meadville, with Brother Rodney Jones and Brother Darby Scott 
officiating.

Interment followed at Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery.

Born in Natchez on May 23, 1958 to EB and Merle Arnold, she was a 
Retired School Bus Driver with the Franklin County School District and a 
Retired Bank Data Processor.

Her most loved and cherished job was taking care of her family and 
seeing to her flowers. When she wasn't making sure everyone was fed, she 
was checking in via phone on other family members.

She died on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 at Franklin County Memorial Hospital 
with her loving family at her side.

She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Brian Ellis; her daughters 
and sons-in-law, Brandy and James Wilson and Chonda and Jay Ellis; her 
son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Bridget Ellis; a special niece in 
Nick Norworyta; her grandsons and their respective spouses, Colby and 
Ella Bodden, Cole Kinnaird and Colten and Caden Ellis; her 
granddaughters, Aubren Ezell, Abigail Bordelon, Katie Grace and Zoey 
Norworyta; special friends in Darlene Massey (who is the keeper of her 
secrets) and Tonia Johnson and a sister Connie; along with a host of 
extended family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her granddaughter, Cheyenne 
Kinnaird.

Pallbearers were Colby Bodden, Cole Kinnaird, Colten Ellis, Corey 
Jackson, Duke Jackson and Shane Lowery.

Special thanks to the staff at FCMH for the loving care shown to her and 
the family over the last week and to Dr. Manubhai Patel and staff at St. 
Dominic Cancer Center for the six years of wonderful, loving care shown.

Online condolences can be given at www.franklinfh.com.

Franklin Funeral Home of Meadville was in charge of arrangements.