PARMA -- Daisy Breece, 72, of Parma, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 1994, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter.
She was born Feb. 28, 1922, near Essex, daughter of William and Pearl Dowdy Ellis. She and Hershel Owen Breece were married Sept. 22, 1939, at Bloomfield. He died Feb. 17, 1979.
Breece was a member of First General Baptist Church in Dexter.
Survivors include a son, Clarence Ellis of Dexter; three daughters, Jeanette Ambler of DeRidder, La., Doris Horton of Essex, Barbara Hurley of Charleston; three brothers, Bill Ellis of Morehouse, Paul Ellis of Bernie, Edwin Ellis of Lilbourn; two sisters, Margaret Baker of Dexter, Norma Hoskins of Morehouse; eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter after 4 p.m. today.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel, with the Revs. Everett Hessling, Rick Roberts and Doyle Corlew officiating. Burial will be in Bernie Cemetery.
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