Margie Rae Ellis

Notes:

Funeral services for Margie Rae Powell, 84 of Bronson, Texas will be 2:00pm Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home in Jasper with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 from 5:00 to 8:00pm at Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home.

Margie passed away at her home in Bronson, Texas on October 16, 2012. She was a former resident of Brookeland, Texas, and a member of Mill Creek Baptist Church. She loved to cook, read, do word puzzles and most of all spend time with family and friends.

She is survived by her children, Herbert Powell and wife Linda of Yantis, Texas and Bobby Powell and wife Peggy of Channelview, Texas; brothers, Travis Ellis Jr. of Brookeland, Charlie Ellis of Jasper, and Sam Ellis of Brookeland; sisters, Laverne Powell of Brookeland, Annie Roebuck of Brookeland, Norma Sisney of New Caney, Texas and Wanda Singleton also of New Caney, Texas; grandchildren, Rae Ann, Patti, and Chad; great grandchildren, Ty, Peyton, Madeline, and Ben.

Margie was preceded in death by her parents Travis and Ora Ellis; husband Wilbern Powell; brothers Donald & Cecil Ellis and sister Ruby Scarbrough.

The family would like to send a special thanks to Hospice in the Pines of Lufkin, Texas.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Pines, 1201 W Frank Ave, Lufkin, Texas 75904.

Services are under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home.

Courtesy of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, October 24, page 10A

Family/Spouse: Wilbern Benjamin Powell. Wilbern (son of Benjamin Franklin Powell and Mollie Low) was born on 14 Mar 1924 in Texas; died on 21 Nov 2004 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
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(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Jasper County, JP 1
Enumerated April 14, 1930
ED 121-1 SD 19 Sheet 5B
91-91
Ellis, Travis M Head m W 32 m 22 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Ellis, Ora Wf F W 25 m 16 Tx Tx Tx
Ellis, Ruby Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Ellis, Travis M Jr Son m W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Ellis, Maxine Dtr F W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Ellis, Margie Dtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx

Travis married Ora Miller. Ora was born about 1905 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]