Donnie Ellis

Donnie Ellis, 90, of Hayesville died Sunday, November 1, 2009 in a Towns County, GA care facility.  She was a native of Towns County, but had lived in Clay County most of her life.  She was a retired seamstress and a member of the Old Shooting Creek Baptist Church.

She was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Emma Denton Nichols and the wife of the late Lawrence Ellis, who died February 4, 1998.  She was also preceded in death by two grandsons, Bryan and Miki Ellis; and a foster great granddaughter, Amanda Burney.

Surviving are three daughters, Opal Ridings and husband, Heard of Canton, GA, Martha Barrett and husband, Vester of Hiawassee, GA, and Mary Maney and husband, Ronnie of Hayesville; five sons, Edward, Billy and wife, Joann, Bobby, Gary and wife, Dot, and Mike Ellis all of Hayesville; two sisters, Mildred Woody of Hayesville and Mae Dills of North Carolina; three brothers, Ralph Nichols of Hiawassee, GA, Lex Nichols of Tennessee, and Willard Nichols of Cleveland, GA; and 17 grandchildren; 34 great grandchildren, and eight great great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, November 4th in the Chapel of the Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville with Rev. Clayton Raxter officiating.  Interment will be in the Old Shooting Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Barry, David, Anthony, and Ryan Ellis, and Kenny and Kevin Barrett. Honorary pallbearer will be Duane Ellis.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 Tuesday evening at the Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville.

The family requests memorials be made in memory of Donnie Ellis to Old Shooting Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Phyllis Leslie, 10 Cheetah Lane, Hayesville, NC 28904.

Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville is in charge of all arrangements.

An online guest register is available at “Obituaries” at www.iviefuneralhome.com