Funeral services for Mary "Stacy" Ellis will be on Saturday, January 25, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Meadville.  The visitation will be from 1:30 to 3:00 pm with the funeral being at 3:00 pm.  Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Baptist cemetery as well.  Bro. Rodney Jones and Bro. Darby Scott will be officiating the service with Franklin Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Stacy Ellis, 66, of Smithdale, passed from this earth and to her heavenly home on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at Franklin County Memorial Hospital with her loving family at her side.

Stacy was born in Natchez on May 23, 1958 to EB and Merle Arnold. She was a retired Franklin County School bus driver and a retired bank data processor.   Her most loved and cherished job was taking care of her family and seeing to her flowers.  When she wasn't making sure everyone was fed, she was checking in via phone on other family members.

Preceding her in passing and those that awaited her arrival were her parents and her granddaughter Cheyenne Kinnaird.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 48 years, Brian Ellis; daughters Brandy Wilson (James), Chonda Ezell (Jay); son Chris Ellis (Bridget); special nephew Nick Norworyta; grandsons Colby Bodden (Ella), Cole Kinnaird, Colten & Caden Ellis; granddaughters Aubren Ezell, Abigail Bordelon, Katie Grace & Zoey Norworyta; special friends Darlene Massey who is the keeper of her secrets, Tonia Johnson & a sister Connie; along with a host of extended family and friends.

Pallbearers are Colby Bodden, Cole Kinnaird, Colten Ellis, Corey Jackson, Duke Jackson and Shane Lowery.

Special thanks to the staff at FCMH for the loving care shown to her and the family over the last week and Dr. Manubhai Patel and staff at St. Dominic Cancer Center for the 6 years of wonderful loving care shown.