Sylvia Ellis Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Sylvia Ellis, 85, of Toledo, OH died Sunday, March 25, 2018. She was born on July 23, 1932 in Chipley, FL to the union of James Sr. and Jessie Pearl Conoly. She was the second of five children. She received her education in Chipley, FL and went on to receive her Bachelor of Science in Education from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL. Sylvia relocated to Youngstown, OH where she taught for two years before accepting a position with Toledo Public School System. Sylvia was an educator for TPS for 37 years. After settling in Toledo, she met the love of her life, Taul Ellis Sr. whom she later married. Sylvia was a member of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. Sylvia enjoyed reading, tutoring, shopping, and traveling. She was preceded in death by husband Taul Sr., parents James Sr. and Jessie Pearl Conoly, and brother James Jr. She is survived by son Taul Jr. (Renee); daughter Teri (Chance) Sweeney; five grandchildren; sisters, Vivian Koonce of Marianna, FL, Maudelynn Johnson of Sierra Vista, AZ, and Althea O'Bryant of Brooklyn, NY; special niece Frankie Fisher, and dear friend Margaret Murry. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, April 6, 2018 at Dale-Riggs Funeral Home Chapel. Wake Service 12:00 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2018, followed by funeral service at 1:00 p.m. at Pinewood Tabernacle, Reverend Dr. Calvin Sweeney Sr. officiant, burial Historic Woodlawn Cemetery. http://www.dalefh.com