We are sad to announce that on November 18, 2023 we had to say goodbye to Barbara Lynn Ellis of Shelbyville, Tennessee. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Ralph Woodard Petty Sr. and Mary Jane Moore Petty; her husband James Odell Ellis Jr.; and her brothers, Ralph "Woody" W. Petty Jr. and Malcolm Franklin Petty.

She is survived by : her sisters, JoAnn Hughes (Sam) of Murfreesboro and Sandra Bobo (late Lanny) of Shelbyville; her nieces and nephews, Natalie Sanders (Wayne), Neil Hughes (Holly), Nyles Hughes (Chrissy), Mary-Margaret Satterfield (Jeffrey), Breon Parker (Rob), Corey Petty, Crea Lynn Petty, Jamie Petty (Margaret), Jonathan and Jared Smotherman; her great-nephews, Joey Palmer Hughes, Grant Hamilton Hughes, Rhett Carrington Hughes, Woody Petty and Eli Petty; and her uncles, Johnny Moore and Roger Moore.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library in Shelbyville, TN or to a charity of your choice.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Murfreesboro Funeral Home