Merlene Marie, was born on September 12th, 1936 in Roosevelt, Oklahoma, to Eddie and Earrie Gardner Parker.   She married Seamon Ellis Jr., in Odessa, Texas  on December  25th, 1979. she worked as a home health care provider and elderly care as a CNA  for several years.   Her hobbies was crocheting, bible study, canning jelly and vegetables,  gardening, visiting with friends and family, making peanut brittle,  reading romance novels,  She enjoyed going to her grandchildren’s sports events, basketballs, & football, and liked to go fishing while her grandbabies would feed the ducks. Merlene, has been a long time member of Sundown first Baptist church .