Sarah Ellis

Sarah Ellis

1950-08-09 2016-08-20
Ms. Sarah Lee Ellis, 66, Daytona Bch., who passed on August 14, 2016, will be 11 AM, Saturday, August 20, 2016 at RJ Gainous Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Calling hours will be from 5-8:30 PM, today (Fri, Aug 19) at RJ Gainous Funeral Home and from 9:30 AM until service time at the funeral home on Saturday. Ms. Ellis was born August 9, 1950 to the late Rufus Lee, Sr. and the late Ruthie Mae Lee in Sales City, GA. She moved to Daytona Bch at a young age. She attended the public schools of Volusia County including the former Campbell Street High School. Her early church affiliation was with the Madison Heights Church of God in Christ under the direction of Reverend A. Jones. She was a housekeeper at Beachcomer Inn and retired 29 years later from Hilton Oceanfront Resort. Her favorite pastime involved scratching of lottery tickets, cooking, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her older brother: Nathan McCoy; older sisters: Ida Mae Warren and Mary Leo. She is survived by three loving sons: Billy Ellis, Jr. (Tammy), Bernard Ellis (Rita), all of Daytona Bch., Brian Ellis (Shelia), Palm Coast, FL; two loving daughters: Patricia Ellis, Pamela Ellis, both of Daytona Bch.; four brothers: Rufus Lee, Jr. (Delores), Morris Lee (Jacqueline), Ray Lee, Robert Lee (Novelyn); four sisters: Williemne Lee, Bobbie Jean Davis (Sammie), Pauline Ford (Randolph), Janice Lee; uncle: Rufus McCoy (Willie Mae); aunt: Cora Lee McCoy; brother-in-law: Willie Warren; sister-in-law: Kate McCoy Lee; ten grandchildren: Britney Lundy, Autry Williams, Tarshann Cynthia Williams, Mykara Lundy, Kennedy Ellis, Morgan Gregory, all of Daytona Beach, Florida, Aschia Ellis, North Carolina; Sheyla Ellis, Roman Perera, Dylan Perera; four great grandchildren: Iceric Brown, Jr., Kylia Lewis, Xailynn King, Savannah Smith, all of Daytona Beach, Florida; a host of nephews nieces, other relatives and friends.

I will always remember her smile.

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