IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Dorothy Faye

Dorothy Faye Ellis Profile Photo

Ellis

Jun 28, 1921 — Jul 25, 2012

Obituary

Dorothy Faye Fite was born on June 28, 1921 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Marion Francis and Birdie (Busby) Fite. After graduation, she attended Texas Tech University. Dorothy was married to the love of her life, Eugene Ellis, for 72 wonderful years. While living in Lubbock, Texas, she worked as a bookkeeper at Citizen's National Bank and Whiteside Laundry, after moving to Friona, Texas she worked at Hub Gin. Dorothy was a devoted mother, serving as a den mother for her sons Boy Scout Pack, and was an accomplished artist. She was a member of Friona United Methodist Church, where she was a Sunday School Teacher and a Vacation Bible School assistant. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and four sisters. Survived by Her Husband: Eugene Ellis of Friona, TX 3 Sons: Michael Gene Ellis, and wife, Martha of Bowie, TX Lonnie Dale Ellis, and wife, Terri, of Friona, TX Randy Bruce Ellis, and wife, Leann, of Azle, TX 1 Brother: Marion Fite, Jr. of Lubbock, TX 1 Sister: Alta Hutto of Clovis, NM 5 Grandchildren 16 Great Grandchildren Special Caregiver: Nora Gonzales of Friona, TX Memorials to: Prairie Acres Nursing Home 201 East 15th Street Friona, Texas 79035 Friona United Methodist Church 301 East 8th Street Friona, Texas 79035 Alzheimer's Association Panhandle Chapter 2200 West 7th Street Amarillo, Texas 79106
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Funeral Services

Family Visitation

July
27

Friday

Blackwell-Mullins Funeral Home

815 Main St., Friona, TX 79035

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Funeral Service

July
28

Saturday

Friona United Methodist Church

301 East 8th Street, Friona, TX 79035

Starts at 11:00 am

Graveside

July
28

Saturday

Starts at 12:00 pm

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