Van, Texas, Texas
Ellen Sue Poindexter
1940 — 2023
Ellen Landers Poindexter passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023, after years of chronic illness. She and her husband Ken had recently moved to Van, TX to be near family after living in Marshall for the past 30 years. Mrs. Poindexter was born on April 20, 1940, in Camden, AR, along with her twin brother. They were officially named Ellen and Ellis, but among family and close friends, they would always be known as "Buddy and Sissy." She graduated in 1958 from Stephens High School in Stephens, AR. She was a record-setting basketball star who led her team to many championships. She went to nursing school and was a nurse at various hospitals over the next decade until she married Kenneth W....