Funeral Homes in Ellisville, MS

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: (harry craft), (jason simpson), (buddy myer), (damon mason), and (jeremiah price).

Ellisville is a city in Jones County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 4,448 at the time of the 2010 census.

Ellisville Obituaries

It was revealed on April 29th, 2019 that Peter Sumrall Poole died in Ellisville, Mississippi.  Poole was 38 years old and was born in Memphis, TN.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Peter Sumrall's life.

It was written by Orlando Sentinel on June 25th, 2017 that Albert Lanier "Buck" Lewis passed on in Leesburg, Florida.  Lewis was 94 years old and was born in Ellisville, MS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Albert Lanier "Buck"'s life.

It was noted on September 1st, 2016 that Jerlene B Bridges (Blanchard) passed away in Ellisville, Mississippi.  Ms. Bridges was 82 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Jerlene B's life.

It was noted by The Sun Herald on July 7th, 2016 that Christian Elizabeth Meadows died in Ellisville, Mississippi.  Meadows was 53 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Christian Elizabeth's life.

It was noted by Tri-City Herald on May 22nd, 2016 that Richard Leland Nelson perished in Kennewick, Washington.  Nelson was 70 years old and was born in Ellisville, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Richard Leland's life.

It was noted by The Sun Herald on April 22nd, 2016 that Betty Polite (Slay) passed away in Ellisville, Mississippi.  Ms. Polite was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Betty's life.

It was revealed on May 29th, 2014 that Kenneth Michael Clark perished in Ellisville, Mississippi.  Clark was 54 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Kenneth Michael's life.

It was written by Hattiesburg American on May 20th, 2014 that Clinton Ray Butler passed on in Ellisville, Mississippi.  Butler was 38 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Clinton Ray's life.

It was noted by The Sun Herald on May 9th, 2014 that Fannie Lee Wells died in Ellisville, Mississippi.  Wells was 88 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Fannie Lee's life.

It was written by The Sun Herald on April 9th, 2014 that Emily Lauren Ishee died in Ellisville, Mississippi.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Emily Lauren's life.

History

Irregulars formed the Knight Company and were led by Captain Newt Knight, First Lieutenant Jasper Collins, and Second Lieutenant William Wesley Sumrall. Referenced in Ken Burns' monumental documentary The Civil War (documentary) Civil War; Knight's rebellion was also dramatized in the 1948 motion picture Tap Roots (based on the book of the same name), where in a few exterior scenes there are prominent mountains in the background - which do not exist in Mississippi. The city is named for Powhatan Ellis, a former US Senator for Mississippi and descendant of Chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas. Ellisville was the major commercial and population center of Jones County, Mississippi County until being supplanted by nearby Laurel, Mississippi in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Along with as many as 100 other southern men, they fought several skirmishes with Confederate units sent to crush the rebellion.