Ione Ellis

86 year old Ione Ellis of Dowelltown died Sunday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a member of the Pisgah United Methodist Church and performed housekeeping services at DeKalb Community Hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Junior Hibdon and Michael Hale will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until the service at 11:00 a.m. She was preceded in death by her parents, Claud and Callie Bain Hendrixson; daughter, Rhea Nell Spencer; and a brother, Chester Hendrixson. Survivors include children, Walteen Billings of Smithville and Wanda Burchfield of Old Hickory. Grandchildren, Rickey Mathis of Smithville, Vickie and husband Paul Cothern of Lebanon, Stacey and wife Lori Burchfield of Dowelltown, Scott and wife April Spencer of Goodlettsville, and Katina and husband Samuel Sliger of Smithville. Great grandchildren, Ashley and husband Phillip Redmon, Tiffany Burchfield, Leah Burchfield, Layne Mathis, Samantha Cothern, Rachel Cothern, and Ellis and Christian Spencer. Great great grandchidlren, Hannah Redmon, Hailey Redmon, Caylee Redmon, and Kenzie South. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.