Obituary Record
Ellis, William T. - February 22, 1999
William T. Ellis, 61, of Bay St. Louis, died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999 in Bay St. Louis.
Mr. Ellis was a native and lifelong resident of Bay St. Louis. He was a member of Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Theodore and Lucille Mae Bourgeois Ellis Sr., and a brother, James J. Ellis, Sr.
Survivors include six brothers, Raymond J. Ellis Sr., Emmett E. Ellis Sr., Edward L. Ellis, Louis G. Ellis, Sr. John D. Ellis Sr., all of Bay St. Louis, and Frank T. Ellis Jr. of Catahoula; seven sisters, Dorothy E. Nicholson, Alberta E. Dunn, Helen L. Leoni, Yvonne E. White and Debbie E. Smith, all of Bay St. Louis, Shirley E. Maxwell of Long Beach and Myrtle E. Bryant of Kiln.
Visitation was Tuesday, evening at Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis. A prayer service was conducted Wednesday in the funeral home chapel Burial was in Pearlington Cemetery.
Source: Sea Coast Echo 2-25-1999