Vera Ellis

Mrs. Vera Ellis Aunt BiBi, 62, of 144 Belvue Road, went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, December 13, 2005. Born in Greenville on December 15, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Marion and Mary Frances Cheek Garrett. She retired from Winn-Dixie and was a member of Belvue Baptist Church and a former member of Westwood Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband of twenty-eight years, J.R. Ellis, of the home; two daughters, Debra Gibbs and husband Perry of Townville, and Brenda Gillespie of the home; two sons, Cliff Culpepper of Greenville, and Randy Ellis and wife Sharon of Greenville; a sister, Annette Hammond Nanny, of Greenville; sixteen grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Ellis is predeceased by two daughters, Sharon Brock and Melissa Ellis; and two sisters, Mary Frances Carter Aunt Muff and JoAnn Waters Aunt Jo. A visitation and birthday celebration will be held on Thursday from 5:00 ? 8:00 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest. Services will be held on Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Grand View Memorial Gardens. In addition to flowers the family requests ?birthday gifts? such as pajamas or toiletries that will be donated to St. Francis Hospice and the Cancer Society be brought to the birthday celebration. The family is at the residence.