William Henry Ellsworth Jr. Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of William Henry Ellsworth Jr. of Petersburg, Virginia, born in Sussex, Virginia, who passed away on November 28, 2020, at the age of 63, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of William Henry Ellsworth Jr. to show support.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Queen Elizabeth Ellsworth and William Henry Ellsworth, Sr.; his wife Leona Ellsworth; his daughters, Neshelle Peterson of St. Petersburg, FL and Lucy Baker of Farmville, VA; his stepsons, Kevin Jones (Demetria) and Willie Browder, Jr. (Nakia) of Petersburg, VA; his siblings, Janice Artis of Hopewell, VA, Louise Cobb (Clifton), Doretha Stith of Hopewell, VA, Patrick Ellsworth (Jocelyn) of Petersburg, VA, Nathan Ellsworth (Sunni), Jimmy Ellsworth of Petersburg, VA, Keith Sykes, Michael Sykes of Capron, VA and Irving Sykes of Surry, VA; his aunts and uncles, Shirley Brown, Daisy Ellsworth of Florida, Doretha Williams of Yale, VA, Helen Turner, Pearl Mae Thomas, Wayne and Percy; his mother-in-law Fairy Lea Holmes; and his sisters-in-law, Marie Winfield (Lester), Terraine Muhammad (Elijah) and Cartinia Cudjoe (Kenneth). He was also cherished by 17 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.