.Brigitte Antionette (Toni) Ellis was born on January 21, 1949, in Kempten, Germany. She enjoyed sewing, fishing, and bowling. She loved participating in the Quilting & Canning Ministry at Cornerstone Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, William A. Caldwell and Anna Geneva (Leonard) Caldwell. Survivors include: her loving husband, Kenneth E. Ellis; her daughters, Carmen Antionette McKinney and Karen Montressa Townsend; her sons, Robert Augustus Burnette and Kenneth E. Ellis II; ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren.