Today would have been my aunt Ella’s 50th birthday. She was born May 22, 1957 in Lenoir County, North Carolina and was my father’s youngest sister. I have very fond and clear memories of Ella, she died when I was 9 years old, in 1984. She had one daughter, my cousin Aiesha.
One of the clearest things I remember about Ella was that she taught me how to count to 49 in Spanish (b/c I never could seem to remember the word for fifty)! Just last November, my aunt told me the story behind Ella’s middle name. Apparently, it was supposed to be Evonne, but when their father went to do the birth certificate, he messed it up and she ended up with the name Levon. However, everyone called her Evonne anyway.
Happy Birthday Ella
