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Jerry Wayne Ellis

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Jerry Wayne Ellis Veteran

Birth
Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, USA
Death
30 Aug 2002 (aged 57)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial
Palacios, Matagorda County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 28.7080519, Longitude: -96.228119
Plot
E-06
Memorial ID
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Obituary of Jerry Ellis

Jerry Ellis, 57, of Houston died August 31, 2002 at Methodist Hospital in Houston.

He was born September 20, 1944 in Brownwood, TX to William L. and Rosalie Mae Nelson Ellis.

Mr. Ellis was a resident of Houston the past year and a former longtime resident of Bay City and Collegeport. He was a member of the Collegeport Presbyterian Church.

On November 16, 1962 he joined the U.S. Navy, and on December 4, 1964 he received an honorable discharge so he could donate one of his kidneys to his brother Gilbert.

Survivors include: wife, Dollee Collier Ellis of Houston; mother, Rosalie Ellis of Bay City; daughter and son-in-law, Leisa and Jack McLeod of League City; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ritchie Ellis of Houston and Dee and Dawn Ellis of Texas City; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Tommy and Pat Ellis of Palacios, and Jesse and Rebekah McLeod; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Jerry was preceded in death by his father, W.L. Ellis, and his brother, Gilbert Ellis.

Graveside funeral service was held Monday, September 2, 2002, at the Palacios Cemetery with the Rev. Andy Blair officiating.

Arrangements were with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.

Bay City Tribune, Wednesday, Sep 04, 2002
Obituary of Jerry Ellis

Jerry Ellis, 57, of Houston died August 31, 2002 at Methodist Hospital in Houston.

He was born September 20, 1944 in Brownwood, TX to William L. and Rosalie Mae Nelson Ellis.

Mr. Ellis was a resident of Houston the past year and a former longtime resident of Bay City and Collegeport. He was a member of the Collegeport Presbyterian Church.

On November 16, 1962 he joined the U.S. Navy, and on December 4, 1964 he received an honorable discharge so he could donate one of his kidneys to his brother Gilbert.

Survivors include: wife, Dollee Collier Ellis of Houston; mother, Rosalie Ellis of Bay City; daughter and son-in-law, Leisa and Jack McLeod of League City; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ritchie Ellis of Houston and Dee and Dawn Ellis of Texas City; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Tommy and Pat Ellis of Palacios, and Jesse and Rebekah McLeod; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Jerry was preceded in death by his father, W.L. Ellis, and his brother, Gilbert Ellis.

Graveside funeral service was held Monday, September 2, 2002, at the Palacios Cemetery with the Rev. Andy Blair officiating.

Arrangements were with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.

Bay City Tribune, Wednesday, Sep 04, 2002


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