Fred Douglas Ellis
December 7, 1931 — June 8, 2014
Deacon Fred Douglas Ellis age 82 of 6164 NC Highway 58 Stantonsburg, NC passed away on Sunday at Wilson Pines Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center. Deacon Ellis was affectionately known to family and friends as "Jimmy". A celebration of his life and legacy will be held Friday at 12 pm at Evening Lights Holiness Church 208 S. Pender St, Wilson. Bishop Oscar Pender will be the eulogist, and Bishop Katie Farmer will preside. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery Veterans Section.
A viewing will be held Thursday from 2 pm to 5 pm at Carrons Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at Evening Lights Church Thursday from 6 pmto 7:30 pm. They will receive friends at other times at the residence and will assemble there one hour prior to service in preparation for the funeral procession.
The family is receiving friends at the residence.