Gertrude Christy Ellis, age 102, of Dardanelle, AR died Thursday, May 17, 2001 at her home. She was born October 15, 1898 in Chickalah, Yell County, Arkansas to the late Jefferson Davis and Zellah Viola Lee Farris Miller. She was a homemaker and mother and a member of the Church of Christ for 90 years.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Roy Christy and Verner Ellis; four sons, Roy A. Christy, Glindon L. Christy, Chester A. Christy and Luther A. Christy;, a daughter, Wilma Parks; one grandson, Arden Christy; one brother, Marshall Miller; five sisters, Ethel King, Sibyl Harkey, Maude Tucker, Mary Adney and Val Huffman.

She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Lionell and Evelyn Christy and Willie and Gail Christy all of Dardanelle, AR and Leverne and Mary Beth Christy of Charleston, SC; two daughters and sons-in-law, Myrtle May and Bill Aaron of Memphis, TN and Mary Ann and Alton Gooch of Russellville, AR; one brother, J. D. Miller of Dardanelle, AR; 16 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; 15 great great-grandchildren and several nephews and nieces.

Service was May 20, at the Church of Christ in Dardanelle, AR with Bro. Ralph Wienhold and Bro. Johnny Paul Thaxton officiating. Interment was in Chickalah Cemetery by Cornwell Funeral Home, Dardanelle, AR. Pallbearers were Pat and Mike Gooch, Mickey and Terry Christy, Mark Cheatham and Jerry Col well. (WWW.YellCountyObits.org, Yell County Record, Danville, Arkansas: Obituary was published on Wednesday, May 23, 2001)
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Bessie Gertrude Miller was born 15 Oct 1898 Yell Co., AR and died 17 May 2001. Gertrude was the daughter of Jefferson Davis Miller and Zillah Farris. She married Roy Alvin Christy the son of George Albert Christy and Sarah Ann Morris.
Gertrude and Roy Children are;
Roy Adrian, Willma Faye, Myrtle May, Glindon Lemont, Luther Arden, Chester Arthur, Allen Lionell, Laverne, Willie Edward, and Mary Ann.
After the death of Roy Gertrude married Veron Ellis.