DOLLY M. ELLIS
Sept. 20, 1942-May 31, 2017
Dolly Mae Minshew Ellis, 74, Snow Hill, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Dolly was born Sept. 20, 1942, in Wayne County to the late Hubert and Lucille Sullivan Minshew. She was married for 55 years to the late Billy Carr Ellis.
Dolly had worked with Barry Manufacturing in Goldsboro, and was a graduate of cosmetology school.
She had also received certification as a nursing assistant.
Dolly was a member of Woods Grove Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church.
Dolly will be remembered for her unconditional love as a wife, mother, granny, sister and a friend to all. So, too, will she be remembered for her compassionate spirit and soul, and her gift of finding joy in doing random acts of kindness for others.
Family was paramount to Dolly, and she loved nothing more than her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was the embodiment of love as we have been taught by our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Dolly will be sorely missed here on earth, but we take solace in the fact that she has now rejoined the love of her life, her Billy.
A service to celebrate and honor Dolly's life will be held Sunday, June 4, 2017, at 3 p.m. from Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Barry Teague officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery.
Dolly is survived by four children, Connie Ellis and fiancé, Ray of Goldsboro, Ricky Ellis and wife, Amanda, of LaGrange, Rita Hare and husband, Tommy, of Goldsboro and Ronnie Ellis and wife, Kim, of Goldsboro; grandchildren, Ashley Tillman and husband, Jason, Jessy Hill and husband, Devin, Kimmy Tillman and husband, Josh, Brittani Ellis Coley and husband, Justin, Cassie Howell, Bailee Ellis, Chris Manning and fianceé, Eden Nethercutt, Danielle Barnes and husband, Anderson, Brooke Jones and husband, Stephen, Derek Hare and wife, Kristina, Brian Hare and wife, Gingerleigh, and Chasity Lynch and husband, Patrick; and great-grandchildren, Haley Tetterton, Payton Hill, Riley Sanifort, Bentley Tillman, Harper Tillman, Emma Barnes, Sophia Barnes, Ethan Hare, Annah Hare, Bree Hare, Brayln Hare, Belle Hare, Hunter Hare, Grayson Lynch and Jackson Lynch.
She is also survived by her sisters, Pauline Strickland and husband, Buddy, Eula Faucette and husband, Kenneth, and Barbara Hoover; brothers, Walter Minshew and wife, Mary, Hubert "June Bug" Minshew, and Clay Minshew; and several nieces and nephews she loved very much.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Stella Minshew; brothers, Gene Sullivan and Danny Minshew; and a sister-in-law, Yvonne Minshew.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home and at other times, the family will be at the Ellis home.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.rousefh.com.
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Published in Obituaries on June 2, 2017 7:32 AM