Linda Bishop Ellis

Funeral service will be Thursday, June 17, 2010, at 1 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mitchell Williams officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be tonight from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery.

Mrs. Ellis died Sunday, June 13, 2010, at her home. She was born January 28, 1948, in Birmingham to Vera Mae Harrell and Wallace Bishop. She was a beloved member of Central United Methodist Church and the Lovett Sunday school class since 1979. She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Amber Lynn Ellis; two sisters, Sheila Bishop and Donna Adkins; and brother-in-law, Roy Lee Adkins.

She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Gerry F. Ellis; and one son, Gregory F. Ellis.

Pallbearers will be Joe Hollenbeck, Dewight Cowley, M.D., Jon Wiley, Thomas C. Ray, M.D., Gerald Payne and Dallas Southers.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Amber Lynn Ellis Memorial Fund at Calhoun Community College Foundation or Central United Methodist Church.