Dianne Ellis, age 79, resident of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on December 30, 2014 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mtn. NC. She was born in Ottawa, IL to the late Alfred Stengele and Anna Powers Stengele. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Russell Ellis, Jr., and her son, Russell "Rusty" Alfred Ellis. She was retired from the textile industry, working from Burlington Industries for many years. She loved to sing and at an early age she took Opera vocal lessons. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will be greatly missed by her family.

SURVIVORS: Daughter: Deborah Mayberry, Kings Mtn. NC

Laura Morrow, Kings Mtn. NC

10 Grandchildren and 19 Great Grandchildren

FUNERAL SERVICE: True Gospel Holiness Church, Friday, January 2, 2015

11:00 A.M. Rev. Crystal Childers and Rev. LeAnn Chapman, officiating.

VISITATION: 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Thursday evening, January 1, 2015 at True Gospel Holiness Church, 1608 Shelby Road, Kings Mountain, North Carolina

INTERMENT: Westview Gardens, Bessemer City, North Carolina

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ARRANGEMENTS:HARRIS FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA