WILLIE JEAN ELLIS

MRS. WILLIE JEAN ELLIS, AKA MOTHER JEAN, WAS BORN IN ARCADIA, FLORIDA ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1949. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF ARTHUR LEE HARRIS AND STELLA MAE GRANDBERRY. SHE WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF ARCADIA, FLORIDA.

MS. WILLIE WORKED AS A COOK FOR MANY YEARS IN DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS. SHE WAS A LIFELONG MEMBER OF TRUE HOLY CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST. HER FAMILY SAID THAT SHE LOVED EATING SOUL FOOD, HER FAVORITE FLOWERS WERE ROSES AND TULIPS. 

SHE MARRIED VINCENT ELLIS ON JANUARY 29,1997. THEY REMAINED MARRIED UNTIL HER PASSING.

MS. WILLIE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS; AND, HER SON, WILLIE HARRISON.

SHE LEAVES BEHIND A BELOVED FAMILY THAT INCLUDES, HER HUSBAND, VINCENT ELLIS; CHILDREN, STELLA MODESTE, JENNIFER GRANT (PETER), AND LAWRENCE DUNNIGAN; SIBLINGS, EVLYN JOYNER (MICHAEL DALLAS), ROSAJANE DOUGHMA, ARTHUR HARRIS, JR. (FRANKIE); HAROLD HARRIS, AND JESSIE DURHAM; BEST FRIENDS, MARY SUE, BRIDGET ROSS AND LILA GIBBS AND A HOST FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

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