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In Loving Memory
of
Tommy Ellis
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Sunset July 7. 1956 Dec. 15, 2021
SERVICE
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
11:00am
Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church
Magnolia, AR
INTERMENT
23rd Psalm Cemetery
Magnolia, AR
CLERGY
Dr. Wendell Colen
Officiant - Bishop Charles Blanks
VISITATION
Will be held Tuesday, December 21, 2021 between the hours of 12:00noon - 4:00pm at Mercy and Grace Missionary Baptist Church in Magnolia, AR
Obituary
On July 7, 1956 Tommy Derel Ellis was born to James Ellis and Dorothy Jacobs Savage in Magnolia, AR. He entered into eternal rest on December 15, 2021.
Tommy attended Magnolia Public Schools graduating in the class of 1974. He was a Magnolia Panther football player, a sport that he enjoyed throughout his junior high and high school years. After graduating school he was employed by Fred Stewart & Alumax until he became disabled.
He accepted Christ as his Lord and savior at an early age at the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend C. C. Shepherd Sr.
He married Laverne Banks Ellis in 1977. To this union two beautiful children were born. She preceded him in death in 1999. He later married Vertis Scott Ellis.
Tommy received a calling to preach the word of God on March 30,1990. He preached his first sermon on March 30, 1990. He was later ordained into the ministry on October 13 1991. He loved doing the work of the Lord he continued his calling working tirelessly until his health failed.
He pastored Homes Near Missionary Baptist Church for 8 years. In 2003 he founded the Mercy and Grace Missionary Baptist Church where he remained the pastor until 2021. He held the positions of Vice president of Congress, and President of Magnolia Minstrel Alliance.
Reverend T. D. Ellis was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Jacobs Savage; his father, James Ellis; his first wife, Laverne Banks Ellis; his maternal grandmother, Julie Wyrick Hawthorne; and his aunt, Bell Jean Sears Carter.
He leaves to cherish his fondest memories: his loving and devoted wife Vertis Scott Ellis; daughters, Jennifer Ellis, Tierra Blanks (Charles), Natasha Stewart (Greg); sons, Reggie Ellis, Anthony Reid, Antonio Harris, Anthony Huntley; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; two sisters, Dorothy "Kay" Cooper (Lloyd) & Judy Johnson; one uncle, Franklin Sears, and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
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