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COURTLAND – The Rev. Edmund Emery Ellis, 86, passed away Aug. 21, 2024 in Courtland Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Newport News, he was a son of the late George Warner Ellis and Etta Gladys Smith Ellis. He was also predeceased by his wife, Joy Johnson Ellis and a son Andrew “Andy” Edmund Ellis.

Rev. Ellis was a 1955 graduate of Newport News High School, a graduate of Carson-Newman College and a graduate of Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a youth pastor in 1955 and first to be ordained at Hilton Baptist Church. Rev. Ellis was a minister for over 50 years. He was a member of Thomas Memorial Baptist Church in Drewryville.

Left to cherish his memory is a son, Lee Warner Ellis (Faye) of Galax, Virginia; two sisters, Becky E. Stephenson and Margaret Will; a brother, Jerry E

llis; three grandchildren Rachael Morse, Sarah Brazzale (Ryan) and Scott Ellis; two great-grandchildren, Conor Brazzale and Liliana Brazzale.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7 in Thomas Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Mari Wiles officiating. The family suggests that memorial donations be made to The American Cancer Society or Thomas Memorial Baptist Church.

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