Vera Marie Ellis1

F, #40153, b. Mar 17, 1946, d. Jul 23, 2005

Family

Oscar Lee Byrum b. Apr 7, 1938, d. May 25, 2008

Chronological Events

Birth*Mar 17, 1946 Vera Marie Ellis was born on Mar 17, 1946 at Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States.1,2 
Marriage*Aug 5, 1961 She married Oscar Lee Byrum, son of Oscar Byrum and Selma L. Archer, on Aug 5, 1961 at Camden, Camden County, North Carolina, United States.1,2 
Death*Jul 23, 2005 Vera Marie Ellis died on Jul 23, 2005, at age 59 at Suffolk, City of Suffolk, Virginia, United States.1 
ObituaryJul 24, 2005  OBITUARY: SUFFOLK - Marie Ellis Byrum, 59, died July 23, 2005. She was a native of Suffolk and was a former secretary for Oscar Byrum Plumbing Company. She was a member of the Salvation Army Suffolk Corp. and attended Southside Baptist Church. She was a member of Suffolk’s Women of the Moose Lodge No. 1315. She was the daughter of the late Maude West Ellis and Frank Ellis and was also predeceased by her son, Frankie Lee Byrum. Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Oscar Lee Byrum; daughter, Glenda M. Gentry Grimstead of Suffolk; grandchildren, Robbie, Richy, Kyla, Krissi, Melanie, Jason, Dustin, Wendy; great-grandchildren, Matthew and Ashleigh Lynn; daughter-in-law, Gloria Queery Byrum of Chesapeake; sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Archie Pruitt of Suffolk; and numerous others that loved her. Friends may join the family Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Parr Funeral Home and other times at the residence of Glenda M. Gentry Grimstead. A funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home.

Interment will be in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens.

Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060 or Women of the Moose Lodge No. 1315, Loose Charities, P.O. Box 4025, Suffolk, VA 23439.

Published in the Virginian-Pilot, July 25, 2005.3 
 
Burial*Jul 25, 2005 She was buried on Jul 25, 2005 at Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Suffolk, City of Suffolk, Virginia, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 11762454
Plot: Eternity Garden-B.4 

Citations

  1. [S79] Gravestones - Find-A-Grave.com, online at findagrave.com.
  2. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #79.