Odessa Ellis, 95, of New Haven passed away December 14, 2012. Odessa was born to the late Frank Byrd and Matilda Taylor-Byrd on January 7, 1917 in Georgia. She leaves to cherish her memory, a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She is predeceased by brothers, Amos Byrd, Emmanuel Byrd, Benjamin Byrd, Frank Byrd Jr.; sisters, Eular Williams, Ethel Walker, Dolly Byrd, Viola Jones Lee, Mabel Gibson, Lorraine Harrison, Betty Pennie-Byrd.
Odessa Ellis, 95, of New Haven passed away December 14, 2012. Odessa was born to the late Frank Byrd and Matilda Taylor-Byrd on January 7, 1917 in Georgia. She leaves to cherish her memory, a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She is predeceased by brothers, Amos Byrd, Emmanuel Byrd, Benjamin Byrd, Frank Byrd Jr.; sisters, Eular Williams, Ethel Walker, Dolly Byrd, Viola Jones Lee, Mabel Gibson, Lorraine Harrison, Betty Pennie-Byrd.