MONTEREY — Services for Madilyn Faith “Madi” Ellis, 7, of Monterey, who died Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Monterey First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gene Lee officiating.
Burial will follow at the church cemetery under the direction of Young’s Funeral Home in Ferriday.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and from 9:30 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church.
Madi was born June 25, 2002, in Natchez, the daughter of Jason Mark and Danielle Davis Ellis. She attended Monterey High School and was a member of Monterey First Baptist Church. As in life, Madi continues to give to others by becoming an organ and tissue donor.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Ella Rose Davis.
Survivors include her parents; two sisters, Jordan Renea Ellis and Victoria Elizabeth Ellis, both of Monterey; one brother, Mitchell Kain Ellis of Monterey; maternal grandfather, Walter Ernest Davis of Natchez; paternal grandparents, Steve and Carolyn Ellis of Monterey; and four uncles, Tommy Wayne, Preston Glen, Bryan Timothy Stephens and Steve Josef Ellis.
Pallbearers will be Tommy Wayne Stephens, Preston Glen Stephens, Bryan Timothy Stephens and Perry Dale Ellis.
Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Joseph Ellis, Roy Stanley and Brian Ballard.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Children’s Hospital in New Orleans.
Online condolences may be sent to www.youngsfh.com.