A GLIMPSE AT THE LIFE OF
George Michael Ellis
AFTERGLOW
I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one.
I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun;
Of happy memories that I leave when life is done.

George Michael Ellis was born March 22, 1980 to the parentage of
Betty Dixon and Clyde Standberry Sr. Michael grew up in Plano,
raised by his adopted mother, Dorothy Lee Ellis.

Michael attended Plano ISD and set out on his own soon after
finishing school.

While out making his mark on the world, Michael met the love of
his life Monica Clayton. They were married June 21, 2008. Michael
and Monica didn't have children of their own, but Michael had a
close bond with his nephew JyKwaedrian Ellis.

Michael had accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of
the Greater New Birth Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor
Charles Terry. He and Monica frequently studied the Bible together.

Michael was proceeded in death by his parents: Betty Dixon, Clyde
Standberry Sr. and Dorothy Lee Ellis; brothers: Michael Standberry,
Ricky Standberry and Bill Standberry; sisters: Claudette Standberry,
Paulette Standberry and Lula Jean Standberry.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Monica Ellis; brothers:
(James) Paul Ellis, Will Ellis, Jay Ellis, Clyde R. Standberry, Donald
Patrick Standberry and Amos Standberry; sisters: Carol Drake,
Helen Neal, Mikki Burns and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins.