Philen, Ella Mae GILMER -- Services for Ella Mae Philen, 71, of Gilmer, will be 10 a.m. Monday, November 6, 2006, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with the Rev. James Young officiating. Interment will be in Enon Cemetery in Upshur County. Ms. Philen died November 2, 2006, at her residence. Born February 12, 1935, in Upshur County, she was a retired secretary for Tyler Steel, a lifetime resident of Upshur County and a member of Cherokee Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Brenda Adams; son, Mark Philen; brothers, Royce Skipper and Marion Edwards; and sisters, Norma Jones, Geneva Kerr and Valle Dee Carmichael. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today, November 5, 2006, at the funeral home. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 11/5/2006.