Shelby Dorsey Ellis Obituary
With solemn reverence, we commemorate Shelby Dorsey Ellis of Lenoir, North Carolina, whose life came to an end on March 27, 2025 at the age of 85, leaving behind cherished memories. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Shelby Dorsey Ellis or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Shelby Dorsey may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Chrisley Dorsey and Alma Totherow Dorsey; and her siblings, James Dorsey, Chrisley Dorsey, Jr., Edna Dorsey, Geneva Ramsey, Louise Henderson, Alberta Taylor, Caleen Hawkins and Carol June Leonhardt.
She is survived by: her siblings, William Dorsey (Gay), Mary Lee Smith and Rosielee Shuford (Wayne). She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
