Mann, Ellis E.

Ellis E. Mann, 61, of East Bend, N.C., and formerly of Floyd, Va., passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2006.

During Sergeant Mann’s 26 year career in the United States Air Force, he served in many parts of the world. He retired as a Chief Master Sergeant in 1989. He then worked at the North Carolina Department of Labor for the following 14 years.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis J. Mann; one daughter and son-in-law, Brenda Mann and Laurence Hammack; one son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Connie Mann; one granddaughter, Sara Mann; his mother, Sylvia Mann; two brothers, James Mann and Albert Mann. He is also survived by many friends and family.

Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday, March 12, 2006, at Gardner Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Blackwell officiating. Full military rites will be conducted by Pope Air Force Base.The family will receive friends Sunday from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. at Gardner Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Heart Association, Memorials and Tributes Processing Center, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058. Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd, Va. is in charge of arrangements.