Ella Verne Sugg

Ella Verne Sugg, 78, of Paris, passed away Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Brentwood Terrace Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24th at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Lynn Hullinger officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery with Johnny Hatcher & Lynn Hullinger officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 – 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Sugg, the daughter of Howard B. Chamberlain & Mattie Ethel Tate Chamberlain, was born Sept. 23, 1943, in Stephenville, TX. For thirty-two years, Ella shared her knowledge of English grammar and composition with literally thousands of students. She began her teaching career at West Lamar (now Chisum) in 1965 after graduating from East Texas State University. After only three years there, she moved to North Lamar High School in 1968 where she spent another three years before relocating to the junior high. Mrs. Sugg found her niche teaching eighth grade language arts because it was there she remained for the next twenty-six years. Mrs. Sugg once said, “I chose teaching as my profession, because I love working with children. I believe that every child can learn, and the ultimate satisfaction is when I realize students understand the lesson being taught by the sparkle in their eyes.” When she retired, she spent more time playing with her grandsons and on her hobbies: singing and writing stories, sketching pictures, reading books, and flying with her son in his Cessna. She could even be found sitting on the beach at Galveston, just relaxing and taking in the beauty of the ocean. Following her career she enjoyed her well-deserved rest. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Darrell Sugg, whom she married on July 19, 1963, building 45 years of family and memories before his death on Aug. 11, 2008, and by a sister, Martha Hullinger. Survivors include two children, Liz Sugg of Paris and Ted Sugg & wife Mary of Rowlett, two grandsons, Christopher Caulfield & wife Brandy of Carrollton and Clayton Sugg of Rowlett, one brother, W. D. Chamberlain & wife Wanda of Sumner, and one sister, Howardene McDaniel of Sumner along with several nieces & nephews and a plethora of friends. Casket bearers will be: Christopher Caulfield, Clayton Sugg, Waylon Chamberlain, Tony Ballard, Johnny Hatcher, and Phillip Hanley.