Sylvia Maxine Ellis, 74, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 8:40 P.M., Sunday, January 29, 2017 at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. A FUNERAL SERVICE will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Illinois.  Burial will follow at Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn, Illinois. Friends of the Sylvia Maxine Ellis Family may call from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Illinois. For those who wish, memorials may be given to Shriners Hospital for Children in Memory of Sylvia Maxine Ellis and will be accepted at the funeral home or may be mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home where you may call (618) 242-3348 or visit www.hugheyfh.com for further information or to send online condolences.