Amanda Ellis, Warsaw, went home to be with her Lord and Savior at 11:43 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, at Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw, at the age of 97. She was born Aug. 31, 1922, in Canton, MS., to Leebirdia (Burks) Blackmon and Jessie Blackmon.  Amanda was first married to William Johnson, but …read more.