Robert Goodson Ellis Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Robert Goodson Ellis (New Bern, North Carolina), born in Gastonia, North Carolina, who passed away on January 15, 2020, at the age of 92, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He is survived by: his wife Sarah Jane Phipps Ellis; his sisters, Ernestine Lambert and Helen McGee; his children, Janet Childers (Joe), Charles Ellis (Audrey) and John Ellis (Rochelle); his grandchildren, Robert Matthew Ellis (Katie), Josh Ellis (Katie), Ariana Ellis and Chelsea Childers; his great grandchildren, Lilly Fisher, Hannah Ellis, Emma Ellis, Christopher "Topher" Ellis and Benjamin Ellis; and his sister Shirley Sutton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Hope UCC, Backpack Blessing, 2400 Mt. Hope Church Rd. Whitsett, NC 27377, or Garber UMC, 4201 Country Club Rd. New Bern, NC 28562 for outreach ministries.
