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Waletta "Billie" Jean Ellis, 84, of Pilot Point, TX, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in Fort Worth, TX. Billie was born March 10, 1932 in Kennebec, SD to William and Martha (Hufendick) Abrahamson. Billie married Robert Campbell Ellis on March 29, 1952 at Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in Des Moines, IA.Billie is survived by her husband, Robert; three sons, Robert Vern Ellis of Albuquerque, NM, Brice Campbell Bloom-Ellis of St. Louis, MO, Bradley Howard Ellis of Los Angeles, CA; two daughters, Marla Jean Gaby of Pilot Point, TX, Amy Suzanne Kaster of La Marque, TX; two daughters-in-law, Ilene Bloom-Ellis of St. Louis, MO, Grace Chen-Ellis of Los Angeles, CA; one son-in-law, Craig Gaby of Pilot Point, TX; fifteen grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; and sister, Lorraine Joynt of Peoria, IL. Billie was preceded in death by her father, William Abrahamson; mother, Martha Miller; step-father, Vern "Bus" Miller; and sister Ethelyn Orwick.Visitation will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Slay Memorial Chapel of Pilot Point, TX. A funeral service will be immediately following at 2:00 PM. Burial will follow at Pilot Point Community Cemetery in Pilot Point, TX. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Donations may be made to the Pilot Point Community Library, 324 S. Washington Street, Pilot Point, Texas 76258; www.pilotpointlibrary.org. Online condolences may be shared at www.slaymemorialfuneralhome.com.Services are under the direction of Terri Slay and Slay Memorial Funeral Center. To send a flower arrangement to the family of Waletta Jean Ellis, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.

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Waletta Jean Ellis

March 10, 1932 - September 7, 2016