If ever there was an angel on this earth, it was you Ella. Look after your brother and Father. 

I remember when I was in sixth grade she was in fourth and we went trick or treating together. She was a Twix and I was cleopatra. Fly high Ella. You will be missed

I remember that my sister was friends with her and whenever I saw her she was always so happy and nice to everyone.She was the best and everyone really misses her.We love her.She will stay in our hearts forever.

I met Ella after her mom watched my kids. My daughter talked about how Ella was so fun and kind. She was soo amazing and my daughter looked up to her and said how much she wanted to be like her. Her soul so sweet captured in so little time of a few days. She will always have the heart of my girls! She will never be forgotten and remembered for what she brought to this world. When my daughter learned of her tragedy, she said , “mom, I was little but she was so fun, sweet, kind and I loved her.” That memory will always be there! 

Miss Ella,
That what I always called you.  You were the most beautiful and the upmost young lady.  Always smiling and your  laugh was contagious.
Always helping everyone especially your Dad no matter what he was working on you was there to help. Which I can say was mostly often one of my vehicles.  I will miss you so so much, I could go on for hours remembering all the special times. Just cant believe you are gone.  Rest in Peace Miss Ella Love you. your Aunt Linda

I remember Ella and Amilynn at every Desert Sky basketball game, but mostly I remember how excited Ami was to be starting high school with Ella and they would have these marathon phone conversations about everything teen age girls talk about.

Thank you Ella for being my best friend and doing everything by my side. I couldn't ask for a better person to spend every minute of every day with. I have so many great memories with you....love our little sleepovers, us making food at 1am, our Dutch runs, going to TY's games, hanging at my Restaurant to mention some! Ever since you and your family moved into our complex we have gotten closer than ever before, I am incredibly thankful for it, no one can ever take u away from my heart and  our time together. Ella you were another sister to me, and your family a second family as well. I would love another hug of yours, one more talk, one last laugh, I would tell you how happy your friendship made me. I miss you everyday, we talked so much about our future, our plans, I have no idea how I am going to do it without you by my side. I hope you know how much I love you and think about you! I am sending you text messages everyday, I hope you are reading those. My forever friend, my sister, I believe you will forever be my guardian angel and I will look foward to seeing you in paradise when my time comes. I love you forever my Ella, my best friend.
Melanie Sowa

She was the most beautiful. She will always be the most beautiful.  She is and will always be in my heart. I loved her meet much. 

Hi, Eddie! I remember you from Thunderbird Hospital and you were also a kindhearted and dependable person, coworker,  wife, and mother!! Always willing to give your all if not your last to make sure your patients, family,  and coworkers were taking care of!! By prayer, giving extra, or just to listen and that's why I like you so much, God don't allow harm to prosper in the way of his angels so, keep your head up and he will continue to guide you and bless you always, ok!! He didn't say there won't be obstacle that will not try to block you or storms that you have to go through but he will always be by your side!!😘

My sweet Ella Bella, I was there the moment you took your first breath on earth and watched you grow into such an amazing kind sweet girl. Your smile could light up a room.  You were not like most teenage girls, you were sweet and never did I see you complain. You were happy doing what everyone was doing and just hanging out with everyone. I will never forget our week in Rocky Point this summer. It was the best week laughing with you and watching you silly teenagers be goofy. We have some of the most beautiful photos of you from this trip and I will cherish everyone of them forever💕 You sweet girl are loved and missed so much! Love you🌸

Lots of memories of your beautiful Mother...you see I never met you Ella- I would have liked to meet you, and I would have enjoyed watching you play ball. You must have been a gentle soul- just like your Mom.
❤️ Kim

To my sweet adorable great niece Ella. Although we didn't get to spend much time together on this earth, the short time we spent was filled with much joy and happiness. You are always held close to my heart and as I think of you I smile. Until we meet again in heaven  I know you feel my love. FAMILIES ARE FOREVER 💜🦋💜


When we experience a loss, finding the right words can present a challenge, all the usual platitudes may feel flat and hollow; void of a palpable meaning.
 To succinctly encapsulate the intricacies of the life of anyone - let alone someone as special and as loved as Ella - seems insurmountable.  Mere words seem inadequate to show what she meant to us and all the ways she impacted our lives. 
Life is unfair. And while we cannot help but wonder what may have been, we can remember the spectacular show of love for Ella - the people so touched by her brief time in our lives, and in her own, that they rallied to support those she loved most.    This shows the beauty Ella marked in the world, this love that remembers. Though life is transient and fleeting, what remains is unity. Ella’s love lives on in the hearts and minds of those she loved, in the hearts and minds of those who will remember. Her spirit will endure, and I believe she will live on in new ways; she will always exist.  
According to the law of conservation of energy, not a single bit of Ella is gone; she has been redistributed back into the world, and I think that is beautiful because it means her energy exists in millions of new ways. 
While it saddens me that I’ll never have gotten to know Ella better, I am so glad I got to know her at all. From my time with her family, I can tell Ella had a huge heart and an irrepressible joy for life. I had the honor of seeing some delightful snippets of her silly antics with friends and family, and I have loved hearing stories about her. So I say: keep holding each other up, let us honor the joy and love that Ella was and is, and keep remembering Ella. Laugh and smile because that is what Ella would do. Love yourselves and each other because that is what Ella would want. 

With love,
                       Liz (partner of Ella's Uncle Matthew) 



A large piece of us
went with Ella
that horrible day.
Her mother said it best,
She told us " Ella is so sorry and feels bad that she has caused us this pain, and that we are sad and crying."

That is Ella, she never wanted to see anyone sad. She would do her best to cheer us up, show us the bright side of a dark situation, and genuinely cared for others feelings. 

She will be forever missed.

Love you Ella,

Grandpa and Grandma
Michael and Rose
Matthew and Liz

Ella, your time on earth was so short but you made an incredible impact on many people.  I know we all find comfort  knowing you are with our Heavenly father, but I am sad that it happened so early in your life.  I know you will watch over your family, especially your mom.  Fly with the angels.

Miss Ella Bella, it is just not the same since you left us. I miss you, baby sis. 
Fortunately, I do know that you are with me always and that alone gives me an indescribable sense of comfort. 
I still don't know how such a stunning and beautiful young lady could have come from such a chunky baby. I am so happy that I was chosen to be your sister. My life is better because you were in it. 
My favorite memories include, teaching you how to do/wear makeup on our Christmas vacation in Vail- even though I am the least makeup-y person and you coming to visit Trevor and  I in Palm Springs for a week and drinking our warm lemon water and going to the gym every morning because we were "so healthy"  and you throwing peanut m&m's at Trevor and I from across the room so we could catch them in our mouths, I've never heard you laugh harder. I will miss your crazy laugh the most .
I love you, crazy girl! You are forever in my heart! 

I remember Ella as a sweet little girl running around the neighborhood.  She always had the cutest smile.  The last time I saw her was a couple of years ago at a restaurant and she was so tall, graceful and beautiful.  She still had that same sweet smile and gentle nature.  I’m so happy that she and Ty were baptized so that she’s hanging out with Jesus now. 

I remember growing up and making lemonade with Ella at our grandma's house even though grandma told us to not pick those lemons and leave them alone lol everytime i came down from Texas me her and ty and all of the family would swim and uncle tommy would make us liquid nitrogen ice cream and then he would throw some of it in the pool i will miss Ella very much 

I was at a baseball game as my step son, Gavin, played with Ty. The concession stand only took cash and of course I only had a debit card.   Never meeting my son prior to this game Ella came to my rescue, with out being asked, she began to share her snacks with my son. She taught a 7 year old, my 7 year old son, the gesture of human kindness that you just don’t see enough anymore. When I explained to him at the vigil who we were there for and why his body language said it all. He knew exactly who I was talking about and became sad. Her memory will last forever. ❤️

Our sweet, beautiful Angel Ella! This is so hard, your life was taken away from us  at such a young age. God needed you more! May you fly high watch over your Ohana (family). Give them signs when they are asking for you. 💜 We will remember you always every time we see a rainbow 🌈 I will know you and my Mom are spreading your love 💕!! 

Ella was such a sweet girl. I always will have the vision of her sitting with her dad Tom in the bleachers watching her brother Ty at a game. It’s my lasting memory of her laughing and being a happy fun loving kid. You are a shining light and will never be forgotten. With all our love to her family. The Haywoods

We have so many lovely memories of Ella and the times she spent at our house trying to keep up with Ty and Gabe. She was a lively and lovely girl. We pray that the many wonderful memories of Ella will bring comfort in the days ahead. 

ella was such a good soul, she was meant to do great things. ella was my bestfriend, my first friend when i moved to bellair, she was so kind and we automatically clicked. she brought out the good in people and drove people to do better. i share so many memories with her and im so grateful to have met her and spent time that i didn’t know was so precious at the time. to eydie, your family, your closest friends and anybody that she’s impacted, im sorry for your loss. i will forever miss you. 

i am never going to clearly understand why something like this  could happen to someone like ella.  we were pretty close in 7th grade and kinda drifted in 8th but once we found out we had freshman year classes we started talking as much as we used to again, i wish i got to spend my freshman year with ella but her time got cut short. i will forever remember how she would get in trouble in class for calling out random things, throwing water bottles on the school roofs and especially how gorgeous she was. i always thought ella was one of the prettiest people i knew and i know so many people could agree with me on that. i miss you so much ella. Rest In Paradise❤️

It was a honor to meet Ella. Jalan has very fond memories of her. May God wrap the family in his loving arms as you grieve. Rest in heaven beautiful angel Ella.

Ella was a great friend to me always! We hung out a lot in 7th grade and still have remained close throughout. We had so many good times together and could always make each other laugh. I was so excited for 9th grade bc we had so many classes together and I know she would’ve made them fun with me. I will be missing you forever! 

RIP beautiful soul🙏🏽❤️

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Ella Marie Thomas

October 18, 2004 – July 21, 2019

Chapel of the Chimes Mortuary

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