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      Obituary
	Norma Kathleen (Keesee) Ellis(October 15, 1921 - June 19, 2019)
 
 
 Norma Ellis, 97 of Huntington, WV 
	passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services 
	will be held on Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Jerry 
	Stickler officiating. Burial will follow in Crook Chapel Cemetery. She was 
	born October 15, 1921 in Huntington, WV the daughter of the late Watt and 
	Marie Bryant Keesee. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by 
	her husband of 64 years, Coleman Ellis, Jr.,  a son, Michael Ellis, sisters, 
	Mary Frances Keesee, Virginia Chatterton and Dorothy Tomblin, a brother, 
	Frank Keesee and three grandchildren, Patrick Hutchinson, Sherry Pitts and 
	Brittianny Ellis. She was retired from St. Mary’s Hospital with 24 years of 
	service. She is survived by her loving family, three daughters, Kathy 
	Carroll, Linda Allen and Sharon Pitts; a son, Brian Ellis; twelve 
	grandchildren, including a special grandson, Larry Hutchinson; eighteen 
	great-grandchildren, eight great great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Sue 
	Keesee and a host of nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on 
	Thursday from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary.                               
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