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Alice Ellis Obituary

Alice (Mearle Denby) Ellis, 79, of Hopewell Township went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 23, 2012.

Alice was born to the late Martha D. Cooper and James Denby. Alice retired from Venice Maid after 41 years of service and devoted all her time to her church, family and friends.

Alice leaves to cherish one brother, Floyd Denby; three sisters, Louis Hagan (Earnest), Thelma Hayes and Marie Trusty; seven children, Zeita Holden (David), Glenda Ledbetter, Mary Green, Zandra Ware (Charles), Josephine Speight (Arthur), Glen Ellis and Rosalind Holley; 23 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and a host of cousins and friends.

Services will be 11 a.m. on Monday at Glory Tabernacle, 1018 Buckshutem Road, Bridgeton; viewing is from 9 to 11 a.m. Interment: Siloam Cemetery, Vineland.

Ministry of comfort entrusted to May Funeral Homes, Camden, Pennsauken, Vineland, Willingboro, and Philadelphia. www.mayfuneralhomes.com

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Published by The Daily Journal on Apr. 27, 2012.

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S W

August 30, 2012

I Love you Grandma....Justing sitting here thinking about you not a moment goes by i'm not thinking about u I ride pass the site everyday nd blow the horn just like always I miss you so much....Love Myra Nate & Lil Nate

Odessa Hall-Rollins

May 2, 2012

May God give you comfort during this dificult time. My Prayers are with you.

shapiro family

May 1, 2012

you will be missed

April 30, 2012

TUGGIE & FAMILY, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE IN MY PRAYERS. MAY THE LORD GIVE YOU ALL STRENGTH THROUGH YOUR TIME OF SORROW, WEEPING MAY ENDURE FOR A NIGHT, JOY COMES IN THE MORNING,
WANDA JAMISON ROBINSON

Marva Brown

April 30, 2012

To the Ware and Ellis family May God continue to comfort you during this time. She will be remeberd for all of her great stories and Godly wisdom! You all are always in my prayers
Love you,
Marva and family

Trina Gonzalez

April 29, 2012

You will be sadly missed Aunt Mearle gone but not forgotten
Love Trina & Jo Jo

Paula Kinsey

April 29, 2012

To the Family, on behalf of the Kinsey Family, You have Our Deepest sympathy for the lost of your Love One. Our Prayers are with you and May God be your Comforter.

BEV KENT

April 29, 2012

Zandra and family, on behalf of The Kent family, we are sorry for your loss and we send our condolences out to you all. May God bless and give you strength and comfort to go through. You are in my prayers.

Chakira Holden

April 28, 2012

We send our prayers to our Family & we must say she was a beautiful women inside & out We love Yall Love chakira & D'Andre Holden

Bertha Brooks

April 28, 2012

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

April 27, 2012

The sweetest lady, always a loving smile. OMG, how she loved her family. It's amazing how she always showed her love for me, one of many distant cousins. We will truly miss her. Heaven is blessed to have an angel like Cousin Merle.

April 27, 2012

To the family of mrs Ellis the Williams family send our deepest condolences . We know she will be sadly missed. Claudean williams and Family

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