Melvin Clarence Ellis Sr. Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Melvin Clarence Ellis Sr. of Dinwiddie, Virginia, who passed away on January 25, 2021, at the age of 88, 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 Melvin Clarence Ellis Sr. or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
He was predeceased by: his siblings, Charles, Christopher, George, William and Beatrice E. Jordan; his siblings-in-law, Vernice Ellis, Vernel Bonner, Isabelle Bonner, Dorothy Bonner, Floyd Bonner, Jr., Theodore Bonner, George Bonner, Sr., Walter Bonner, William R. Ellis, William Ridley, Columbus Brown, Freddie Jones, Wilbert Parham, Sr. and George Jerome Jordan; and his daughter-in-law Oretha Ellis.
He is survived by: his wife Emma Bonner Ellis; his children, Melvin C. Ellis, Jr., Sharranne Johnson (Alphonso), Andre Ellis, Sr. (Robin) and Melba Garrett (Dennis); his children-in-law, Vinda Ellis, Sheila Ellis and Gerald Simmons; his grandchildren, Orlando Ellis (Melissa), Darel Robertson (Carrie), Vashika Tucker (Ronzell), Shartese Cadet (Frantz), Kristin Jones (K'Mario), Andre Ellis, Jr. (Lacresha), Melvin C. Ellis, III, Andrea Ellis, Alleyah Johnson, Kamonte', Kiara Garrett, Gail Hobbs (Rodney), Taisha, Montique and Alfonzo Johnson; his siblings, Aldreece Brown, James Ellis (Margaret), Jean Myrick (Archie), Barbara Winfield (James) and Frederick Ellis (Patricia); his siblings-in-law, Arnold Bonner, Gertrude Bonner, Willianna Parham, Roxie Jones, Lelia Pegram, Floreen Danquah, Cynthia Haskins, Gale Ridley, Beatrice Ellis, Lessie Ellis, Barbara Ellis and Margaret Bonner; his aunt Doris Westbrook; his friend Evan Bolling; and his nephew Rudolph Jones, III. He is also survived by loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
