Jimmy Ralph Ellis
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Jimmy Ralph Ellis passed away Sept. 12, 2022 after a brief illness.
He was born in Browntown on May 18, 1934 to William F. and Neta Marie (Berry) Ellis.
Jimmy worked in the family mill, Wm. Ellis and Sons, from an early age until his retirement in 1999, aside from time in the U.S. Army at the request of Uncle Sam.
He was a member of the Sardinia United Methodist Church and the George A. Lambert American Legion-Sardinia Post 755 and a founding member of the Sardinia Historical Society.
In June of 1956, he married his high school sweetheart, Mary Alice Ring. They were blessed with a long and happy marriage and a beautiful life.
To mourn his passing, Jimmy leaves Mary Alice; children, Sandy (Andy) Purdy, Jeff (Kathy) Ellis, Susan (Rick) Crowe and Leigh Anne (Dave) Granger; grandchildren, Robin Purdy, Randal (Todd) McClimans, Rhett (Alisha) Purdy, Stephanie (Taylor) Brashear, Jessica (Ezequiel) Alvarez, James (Sabine) Ellis, Carlie (Bryan) Lee, Nathan (Melissa) Walters, Brandon (Alex) Walters, Eli Walters, Ellie Walters, Hannah (Clay) Garrett and Jacob Granger; great-grandchildren, Vaughn McClimans, Mary, Charlotte and John Brashear, June and Jovi Alvarez, Mattie, Lia and Lilly Ellis, Toby Walters, Elizabeth, Ben and John Walters, Elliot Walters and Caroline and Alice Garrett; three nephews, Marty (Evelyn), Dan (Kim) and Neil (Kelley) Yockey and niece Vicki (Carl) Miller; many great-nieces and great-nephews; and a brother-in-law, Ralph Fultz.
He was preceded in death by twin sons; his parents; siblings, Helen, Wilfred and Berneda Yockey Fultz; and his nephew, Keith (Pat) Ellis.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 at 2 p.m. at Sardinia United Methodist Church, 105 S. Main St., Sardinia with Pastors Jim Schroeder and Greg Inboden officiating. Interment will follow in the Sardinia Cemetery, where the George A. Lambert American Legion-Sardinia Post 755 and the Carey Bavis American Legion-Georgetown Post 180 will accord full military honors.
Friends will be received Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 at the Sardinia United Methodist Church from 4-8 p.m.
Edgington Funeral Home, Mowrystown has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Contributions in Jimmy Ellis’s name may be made to the Sardinia United Methodist Church, PO Box 325, Sardinia 45171 or Sardinia Historical Society, 7557 Tri-County Hwy., Sardinia 45171.
Condolences may be sent at www.edgingtonfuneralhomes.com.
He was born in Browntown on May 18, 1934 to William F. and Neta Marie (Berry) Ellis.
Jimmy worked in the family mill, Wm. Ellis and Sons, from an early age until his retirement in 1999, aside from time in the U.S. Army at the request of Uncle Sam.
He was a member of the Sardinia United Methodist Church and the George A. Lambert American Legion-Sardinia Post 755 and a founding member of the Sardinia Historical Society.
In June of 1956, he married his high school sweetheart, Mary Alice Ring. They were blessed with a long and happy marriage and a beautiful life.
To mourn his passing, Jimmy leaves Mary Alice; children, Sandy (Andy) Purdy, Jeff (Kathy) Ellis, Susan (Rick) Crowe and Leigh Anne (Dave) Granger; grandchildren, Robin Purdy, Randal (Todd) McClimans, Rhett (Alisha) Purdy, Stephanie (Taylor) Brashear, Jessica (Ezequiel) Alvarez, James (Sabine) Ellis, Carlie (Bryan) Lee, Nathan (Melissa) Walters, Brandon (Alex) Walters, Eli Walters, Ellie Walters, Hannah (Clay) Garrett and Jacob Granger; great-grandchildren, Vaughn McClimans, Mary, Charlotte and John Brashear, June and Jovi Alvarez, Mattie, Lia and Lilly Ellis, Toby Walters, Elizabeth, Ben and John Walters, Elliot Walters and Caroline and Alice Garrett; three nephews, Marty (Evelyn), Dan (Kim) and Neil (Kelley) Yockey and niece Vicki (Carl) Miller; many great-nieces and great-nephews; and a brother-in-law, Ralph Fultz.
He was preceded in death by twin sons; his parents; siblings, Helen, Wilfred and Berneda Yockey Fultz; and his nephew, Keith (Pat) Ellis.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 at 2 p.m. at Sardinia United Methodist Church, 105 S. Main St., Sardinia with Pastors Jim Schroeder and Greg Inboden officiating. Interment will follow in the Sardinia Cemetery, where the George A. Lambert American Legion-Sardinia Post 755 and the Carey Bavis American Legion-Georgetown Post 180 will accord full military honors.
Friends will be received Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 at the Sardinia United Methodist Church from 4-8 p.m.
Edgington Funeral Home, Mowrystown has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Contributions in Jimmy Ellis’s name may be made to the Sardinia United Methodist Church, PO Box 325, Sardinia 45171 or Sardinia Historical Society, 7557 Tri-County Hwy., Sardinia 45171.
Condolences may be sent at www.edgingtonfuneralhomes.com.