October 31, 2020, 66, Goldsboro

George Ellis, 66, of Goldsboro passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Goldsboro.

A celebration of his life will be held Wednesday, November 04, 2020 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends following the service.

Mr. Ellis was born in Wayne County on March 20, 1954.

He is survived by two children, Gregory Lewis of Owensboro, Kentucky and Michelle Houpe of Greensboro; five brothers, Michael Williams of Goldsboro, Stephen Williams and wife, Peggy of Goldsboro, Tony Rowe and wife, Gail of Goldsboro, Donnie Rowe and wife, Lorraine of Dudley and Ricky Rowe and wife, Charlene of Dudley; four sisters, Annie Wallace and husband, Curtis of Goldsboro, Claudette Hankerson of Goldsboro, Debbie Rowe of Goldsboro and Pearlie Brown and husband, Terry of Suffolk, Virginia; twelve grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Mr. Ellis was preceded in death by his mother, Ruth Ellis.

The family is in the care of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.