Individual Details
Wylie Lee Ennis
(6 Jan 1928 - 10 Jun 2015)
Mr. Wiley Lee Ennis, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at the age of 87.
Funeral services will be Friday, June 12, 2015, at 12:00 noon from Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Travis Bittle officiating. Burial will follow in Carrville Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Ennis is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Butler Ennis; children, Phyllis E. Mitchell (Johnny), Cindy E. Sams (Doug), Wayne Butler (Gale), Peggy Taylor, Mickey Butler, Sr. (Cheryl) and Linda Reed; grandchildren, Brian Mitchell, Justin Mitchell, Sarah Sams, Matt Sams, Emily Keown, Katie Williams, Pam Breedlove, Phyllis Hammock, Paula Coker, Michael Wayne Taylor, Mickey Butler, Jr., Johnny Thornton, Amy Dorminey, Jimmy Thornton, Deana Gray and Doug Butler; 28 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Bonnie Smith Ennis; parents, Spurgeon and Willie Lou Ennis; brother, Rudolph Ennis; sister, Voncille E. Damato and granddaughter, Frances Ledbetter.
Mr. Ennis was an excellent (best in his day) basketball player for Reeltown High School. After his service in the United States Navy, he became well known in Tallassee and the surrounding area as a Master Plumber - for over sixty years. Mr. Ennis was also known for his superb talent (magical feet) in dancing.
The family will received friends Friday, June 12, 2015, from June 12, 2015, from 10:30 a.m. until service time at Jeffcoat Funeral Home.
(Jeffcoat Funeral Home obituary)
Funeral services will be Friday, June 12, 2015, at 12:00 noon from Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Travis Bittle officiating. Burial will follow in Carrville Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Ennis is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Butler Ennis; children, Phyllis E. Mitchell (Johnny), Cindy E. Sams (Doug), Wayne Butler (Gale), Peggy Taylor, Mickey Butler, Sr. (Cheryl) and Linda Reed; grandchildren, Brian Mitchell, Justin Mitchell, Sarah Sams, Matt Sams, Emily Keown, Katie Williams, Pam Breedlove, Phyllis Hammock, Paula Coker, Michael Wayne Taylor, Mickey Butler, Jr., Johnny Thornton, Amy Dorminey, Jimmy Thornton, Deana Gray and Doug Butler; 28 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Bonnie Smith Ennis; parents, Spurgeon and Willie Lou Ennis; brother, Rudolph Ennis; sister, Voncille E. Damato and granddaughter, Frances Ledbetter.
Mr. Ennis was an excellent (best in his day) basketball player for Reeltown High School. After his service in the United States Navy, he became well known in Tallassee and the surrounding area as a Master Plumber - for over sixty years. Mr. Ennis was also known for his superb talent (magical feet) in dancing.
The family will received friends Friday, June 12, 2015, from June 12, 2015, from 10:30 a.m. until service time at Jeffcoat Funeral Home.
(Jeffcoat Funeral Home obituary)
Events
| Birth | 6 Jan 1928 | East Tallassee, Tallapoosa County, Alabama | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 3 Apr 1930 | (Marion Spurgon Ennis and Willie Lou Gann) Reeltown, Tallapoosa County, Alabama |  |  | |
| Marriage | 23 Dec 1949 | East Tallassee, Tallapoosa County, Alabama - Bonnie Jean Smith | | | |
| Death | 10 Jun 2015 | Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama | |||
| Burial | 12 Jun 2015 | Carrville Cemetery, Tallapoosa County, Alabama | |
Families
| Spouse | Bonnie Jean Smith (1931 - 1974) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Marion Spurgon Ennis (1900 - 1980) |
| Mother | Willie Lou Gann (1904 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Wyndall Voncile Ennis (1926 - 2002) |
| Sibling | Rudolph Marion Ennis (1929 - 1990) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Spurgeon Ennis head M 29 Alabama - Laborer, cotton millWillie L Ennis Wife F 26 Alabama
Windall V Ennis Son M 4 Alabama
Wiley L Ennis Son M 2 Alabama
Rudolph Ennis Son M 9/12 Alabama
Wiley Gann father-in-law M 64 Georgia - Farmer
Nettie Gann mother-in-law F 58 Alabama
Joe D Gann brother-in-law M 19 Alabama - Laborer, farm
Bessie Stough sister-in-law F 24 Alabama - Spinner, cotton mill
Marriage
Wiley L EnnisSex Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1928
Father's Name Marion S Ennis
Mother's Name Willie Lou Gann
Spouse's Name Bonnie Jean Smith
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1931
Spouse's Father's Name J M Smith
Spouse's Mother's Name Jewel Webster
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 23 Dec 1949
Event Place East Tallassee, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Event Place (Original) East Tallassee
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