PORTIA DALE

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Portia Ellis Dale, 89, of Advance died Monday, June 4, 2001, at her home.

She was born May 2, 1912, at Bloomfield, Mo., daughter of the Rev. W.B. and Myrtle Whitledge Parrott. She and Charles Ellis were married May 11, 1928, at Essex, Mo. He died July 23, 1968. She and Alfred Dale were married in 1974. He died Feb. 5, 1989.

Dale was a seamstress and professional nanny. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tyler, Texas.

Survivors include one son, William Ellis of Pineland, Texas; three daughters, Barbara Merryman of Beaumont, Texas, Patricia Kimmel of Advance and Linda Frendenstein of Seattle, Wash.; one sister, Effie Reese of Tyler; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two infant daughters.

Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Tom Zych officiating. Burial will be in Dexter Cemetery in Dexter, Mo.