Margie Rae Ellis

1928 - 2012  (84 years)

• Name	Margie Rae Ellis  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	31 May 1928	Jasper County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 Oct 2012	Bronson, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Buried	Evergreen Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas   [3]
  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
  Person ID	I26254	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Travis Martin Ellis, Sr.,   b. Abt 1898, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Ora Miller,   b. Abt 1905, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F12480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilbern Benjamin Powell,   b. 14 Mar 1924, Texas ,   d. 21 Nov 2004, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas  (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F8701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 May 1928 - Jasper County, Texas Died - 16 Oct 2012 - Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Buried - - Evergreen Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Jasper County, JP 1 Enumerated April 14, 1930 ED 121-1 SD 19 Sheet 5B 91-91 (Reliability: 3). [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), October 24, page 10A (Reliability: 3).