Obituary of Hilda Louise Ellis

Funeral services for Hilda Allen Ellis, 73 of Dallas, will be held at 4:00 PM, Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Cottle Funeral Home Chapel in Troup. Bill Clem will be officiating and interment will follow at Pinecrest Cemetery, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mrs. Ellis passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. She was born on October 20, 1942 in Athens, Texas to the late Walter Allen & Gracie Whitesides Allen. Hilda was married to her husband Randy Ellis for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Jean Garrett. Survivors include her husband, Randall Ellis of Mesquite; two sons Matt Wilson & wife Amy of Mesquite, David Wakefield & wife Roxy of Illinois; four sisters, Winnie Barnes of Waxahachie, Gay Dudley of Jacksonville, Rhydonia Clem of Troup, Nancy Linville of Troup; two brothers, Latrell Allen of Carthage and Walter Allen of Gainesville; several grandchildren and many other friends and loved ones.