Ellen Marie Anthony

Graveside Services for Ellen Marie Anthony, 83, of Memphis, TX, will be at 2:30 PM on Sunday, March 5, 2006 at Fairview Cemetery in Memphis, TX, with Tom Anderson officiating. Interment will follow under the direction of Hughs Funeral Home in Memphis, Texas. Mrs. Anthony passed away on Friday, March 3, 2006 in Memphis, TX. She was born on September 30, 1922 in Eli, TX to the late Mr. Joe Childress and Mrs. Sarah Francis Richardson. She grew up in Swearingen, TX and attended school there as well. She married Denton Anthony on April 2, 1940 in Hollis, OK. He preceded her in death on January 31, 1993. Mrs. Anthony lived in Memphis most of her life. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Memphis. She was a homemaker and worked hard for many years on the family farm. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son-in-law, C.L. Wynn on February 5, 2004; five brothers; and two sisters. She is survived by one daughter, Sonja Wynn of Memphis, TX; one brother, J.J. Childress of Fritch, TX; two grandchildren, Toni Helton and husband Danny of Memphis, TX and Randall Wynn of Wellington, TX; three great grandchildren, Dr. Zack Helton and wife Aimee of El Dorado, AR; Matthew Wynn and Kelvin Wynn, both of Wellington, TX; and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Odyssey Hospice, 6900 I-40 West, Suite 150, Amarillo, TX 79106 or Fairview Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 265, Memphis, TX 79245.