James Arthur Ellis Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of James Arthur Ellis of Dinwiddie, Virginia, who passed away on February 8, 2023, at the age of 84, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of James Arthur Ellis or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
He was predeceased by: his parents, George Wallace Ellis and Betty Elizabeth Westbrook Ellis; his siblings, Melvin Ellis, Sr., George Ellis, Jr., William Ellis, Christopher Ellis, Charles Ellis and Beatrice Jordan; his son James Wyatt; his foster brothers, Merrill Andrews and Lee Russell Lacy; and his brothers-in-law, Archie Myrick, Columbus Brown and George Jordan.
He is survived by: his daughter Vivian Maranda Wyatt; his grandchildren, Ebony Goode, Windell Goode, Jamar Winfield and Demorris Wyatt; his great grandchildren, Akyra Goode, Zayshawn Goode, Heaven Hinton, Chanard Goode, Jordan Goode, Myonna Goode and A'nayna Goode; his siblings, Gertrude Aldreece Brown of Baltimore, MD, Jean Myrick of Dinwiddie, Barbara Winfield of Burlington, NJ and Fredrick Ellis (Patricia) of Dinwiddie; his sisters-in-law, Emma Ellis of Dinwiddie, Lessie Ellis of Petersburg and Beatrice Ellis of Dinwiddie; his close friend Margaret Gilliam; and his caregiver Grindl Myrick.
