Obituaries

Bonnie Pearl Ellis

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Bonnie Pearl Ellis, 86, of Eudora, died Friday, March 9, 2018. Mrs. Ellis was a native of Chicot County and a resident of Eudora for the past 74. She worked at the Eudora Garment Factory for 34 years and was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church. She enjoyed working in her garden, reading and canning. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ester H. Ellis; a daughter, Patsy Ellis Stephenson; a son, Lester C. Ellis; her parents, Oscar and Evelyn Haynes Ward; a brother, Benny Ward and two sisters, Marie Sivils and Lucille Atkins. She is survived by a son, Randall Alan Ellis of Eudora; two grandsons, Steven Ellis of Maumelle and Brian Keith Ellis of Fayetteville, North Carolina; four great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews and many friends. Funeral services are 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the New Hope Baptist Church with burial in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Monday at the church. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home of Hamburg, Arkansas. Online guest book at www.jones-hartshorn.com.

Published March 12, 2018

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