ELLIS, Viola Pearl 1893-1925

ELLIS, BARRON, WELLS, BENNETT

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 10/27/2012 at 17:59:04

[Waterloo Evening Courier - Wednesday, November 11, 1925]

VIOLA PEARL ELLIS

Miss Viola Pearl Ellis, 33, died at 3:30 p. m. yesterday at her home, 809 Walnut Street, after a year's illness of tuberculosis of the stomach.

She was born Nov. 20, 1892, at Cedar Rapids, came to Waterloo with her parents when she was a year old and had resided here since. Miss Ellis was saleswoman and collector for the Singer Sewing Machine company eight years, until ill health compelled her to cease work a year ago.

Decedent was a member of Grace M. E. Church and of M. B. A. lodge No. 57.

Surviving, besides her mother, Mrs. Pearl Ellis, are the following brothers and sisters: James T. and Frank, Waterloo; Miss Sarah May Barron, Webster City; Mrs. Jessie Wells, Waterloo.

Her father, William Ellis, died 11 years ago yesterday and another brother, Lloyd, died in April, 1918.

Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Kistner Chapel, Rev J. Arthur Young, pastor of First M. E. Church officiating. Burial will be in Fairview.

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Her gravestone shows birth 1893
Find a Grave note: Daughter of William and Pearl (Bennett) Ellis. She is buried next to her brother, James T. Ellis (1903-1928).