Johnnie Melvin Ellis Jr., age 50, of Carrboro, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2009 at his residence.
He was a graduate of East Carolina University and was currently employed by the UNC Healthcare System. Johnnie was a kind and gentle person who will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Johnnie is survived by his wife, Ellen Thomas Ellis, of the home; his mother, Patricia Dean Ellis, of Ocean Isle, N.C.; brother, Scott Ellis, and wife, Ruth Ann of North Myrtle Beach, S.C.; sister, Wendy Oleson, and husband, Alan, of North Myrtle Beach, S.C.; niece, Sydney Oleson; nephew, Ty Bellamy and wife, Harmony; great-nephew, Ethan Bellamy; maternal grandmother, Pearl Duncan Dean, of Raleigh; and many extended relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Johnnie Melvin Ellis Sr.