Marianne Ellis

Marianne Therese Ellis, 30, of Chesterfield, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014. Marianne is now dancing in the sky with her mother, Marlene Therese Ellis. Marianne was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Colonial Heights, and also attended Trinity United Methodist Church in Chesterfield. She is survived by her father, Robert E. Ellis Jr.; sister and brother-in-law, Danielle and Sean Joyce; paternal grandmother, Rita Ellis of Chester; maternal grandfather and grandmother, John P. and Gloria Miller of Wake Forest, North Carolina; aunts, uncles and cousins. A Memorial Mass will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 31, 2014 at St. Ann Catholic Church, 17111 Jefferson Davis Highway, Colonial Heights Virginia 23834 with Father Lou Ruoff, Celebrant. The funeral procession will leave the church 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 1, 2014 for committal in St. Ann Catholic Cemetery, Beechwood Ave., Chesterfield. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Brain Injury Association of Virginia, 1506 Willow Lawn Dr., Suite 212, Richmond, Virginia 23230. Arrangements by the Colonial Heights Chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory, 2033 Boulevard. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com