Silvia Cecilia Zeneth EllisAbilene, TXSilvia C. Ellis, age, 43, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2017 at Methodist Medical Center in Dallas. She was born on August 21, 1973 in Acuna Mexico to Jose Luis Diaz and Silvia A. Sanchez. She graduated from Abilene High School on 1993. Silvia truly lived life to the fullest, through simple pleasures, chatting with friends, family and spending time with the ones she loved. Silvia had an uncanny ability to reach people in a deep and positive way, always with a smile.Grieve not for me,Remember the best times and the laughter,The good life I lived while I was strong.Family , friends and others whose lives Silvia touched are invited to Abilene Funeral Home Chapel of Hope, 3349 N. 12th Street, Abilene, Texas, at 6:00PM on Friday, April 28, 2017, to reminisce, grieve, support each other and of course just to remember Silvia.She is survived by her husband Darryl and two grown children, Darryl Jr. and Brittany; one granddaughter, Leslie; her parents, Tony and Silvia Sanchez; one sister, Melissa Flores (Rick); and one brother, Oscar Diaz, also by countless aunts and uncles on both sides of her parents.Mrs. Ellis was preceded in death by her father , Jose Diaz; a brother Jorge Diaz; paternal grandmother, Cecilia Diaz and grandmother, Silvia SanchezOnline condolences and guest book may be signed at www.abilenefuneralhome.com