Funeral services for Mr. Robert Vivian Ellis, age 78, of Fayetteville, TN, who passed away Friday, December 30, 2011, at the Lincoln Medical Center, will be conducted Wednesday, January 04, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday evening from 5 until 8 p.m. at the Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home. Mr. Ellis was a native of Lincoln Co., TN, the son of the late Clayton Ellis and the late Jewell Davis. He was a truck driver and a member of the Heritage Baptist Church. Survivors include daughters: Delaine Ellis Johnson, Diane Ellis Dupree, Sharon Ellis Draper, Shelly Ellis Thornton, Bobbie Kay Griffin, Lisa O'Neal; son: Robert Ellis; sister: Nancy June Robinson; 11 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
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Robert Vivian Ellis, 78, of Fayetteville, died Friday (Dec. 30, 2011) at Lincoln Medical Center. He was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Clayton Ellis and the late Jewell Davis. Mr. Ellis was a truck driver and a member of the Heritage Baptist Church. Survivors include daughters, Delaine Ellis Johnson, Diane Ellis Dupree, Sharon Ellis Draper, Shelly Ellis Thornton, Bobbie Kay Griffin, Lisa O’Neal; son, Robert Ellis; sister, Nancy June Robinson; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation with the family is set for Tuesday from 5 until 8 p.m. at Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Elk Valley Times, Wednesday, January 4, 2012, Vol. 160, No. 1, p. 3A, c2