Lena married William Clinton Ellers in 1911 and they had 9 children: Helen Lynette, William Carlton, Virginia Dale, Anna Lee, Dorothy Elizabeth, Mary Charlotte, Thelma Lorain, John Carlisle and Ramona Ruth.
OBITUARY
Mrs. Lena Dale Poe Ellers, 78, of 259 Grand St., passed away at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Grafton City Hospital after an illness of one month.
She was born June 14, 1886, in Taylor County, a daughter of the late Adolphus and Elizabeth Ann Bainbridge Poe.
Surviving are her husband, William Clinton Ellers; two sons, William Carlton Ellers of Grafton, and John C. Ellers of Lexington, Va.; six daughters, Mrs. Virginia Dale Hanleiter, Mrs. Anna Lee Brutto, Mrs. Arthur (Dorothy) Snyder, Mrs. Harry (Mary) Hanleiter, and Mrs. Robert (Ramona) Henderson, all of Grafton and Mrs. Hal (Thelma) Hayes of Baltimore, Md; one brother, V. O. Poe of Grafton, four sisters, Mrs. Rose McConkey and Mrs. Lizzie Sinsel, both of Grafton, Mrs. Vertie Everly of Clam Lake, Wis. and Mrs. Ruby Falkenberg of Chicago, Ill.; 17 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
One daughter, Mrs. Lynette Kimble; five brothers, Alexander, Morgan, Stephen A., Samuel A. and Roy A. Poe; and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Mason, are deceased.
Mrs. Ellers was a member of the First Baptist Church of Grafton, and she was a member of the G.I.A. of B.L F. and E.
Lena married William Clinton Ellers in 1911 and they had 9 children: Helen Lynette, William Carlton, Virginia Dale, Anna Lee, Dorothy Elizabeth, Mary Charlotte, Thelma Lorain, John Carlisle and Ramona Ruth.
OBITUARY
Mrs. Lena Dale Poe Ellers, 78, of 259 Grand St., passed away at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Grafton City Hospital after an illness of one month.
She was born June 14, 1886, in Taylor County, a daughter of the late Adolphus and Elizabeth Ann Bainbridge Poe.
Surviving are her husband, William Clinton Ellers; two sons, William Carlton Ellers of Grafton, and John C. Ellers of Lexington, Va.; six daughters, Mrs. Virginia Dale Hanleiter, Mrs. Anna Lee Brutto, Mrs. Arthur (Dorothy) Snyder, Mrs. Harry (Mary) Hanleiter, and Mrs. Robert (Ramona) Henderson, all of Grafton and Mrs. Hal (Thelma) Hayes of Baltimore, Md; one brother, V. O. Poe of Grafton, four sisters, Mrs. Rose McConkey and Mrs. Lizzie Sinsel, both of Grafton, Mrs. Vertie Everly of Clam Lake, Wis. and Mrs. Ruby Falkenberg of Chicago, Ill.; 17 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
One daughter, Mrs. Lynette Kimble; five brothers, Alexander, Morgan, Stephen A., Samuel A. and Roy A. Poe; and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Mason, are deceased.
Mrs. Ellers was a member of the First Baptist Church of Grafton, and she was a member of the G.I.A. of B.L F. and E.
Inscription
Mother
Lena Dale Ellers
June 14, 1886
Aug. 5, 1964
Family Members
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Rosa Lee Poe McConkey
1870–1967
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Alexander B. Poe
1872–1925
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Morgan Donlavey Poe
1874–1899
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Minnie Maude Poe Mason
1876–1958
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Stephen Adolphus "Steve" Poe
1879–1961
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Samuel A. Poe
1881–1903
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Elizabeth Mae "Lizzie" Poe Sinsel
1884–1972
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Andrew Roy Poe
1889–1962
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Virgil Ona Poe
1891–1980
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Vertie Ocie Poe Everly
1894–1974
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Ruby Ruth Poe Falkenberg
1898–1973
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Helen Lynette Ellers Kimble
1912–1961
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William Carlton "Bill" Ellers
1914–1995
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Virginia Dale Ellers Hanleiter
1916–2008
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Anna Lee Ellers Brutto
1918–2010
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Dorothy Elizabeth Ellers Snyder
1920–2014
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Mary Charlotte Ellers Hanleiter
1922–1997
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Thelma Lorain Ellers Hayes-Stidham
1925–2023
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Ramona Ruth Ellers Harkins
1931–1981