Doris Ann Ellis was born in Houston, Texas to Charles and Elizabeth Drapela on Saturday August 25, 1934. She died Monday morning, August 16, 2021, at her home in Llano, Texas where she lived since her husband, Tommy, died in 2000.
Doris was described in her 1952 senior yearbook from St. Agnes Academy as sweet, pretty and talented. She was known for her musical ability and her radiant smile.
She met Thomas William Ellis, her future husband at a Catholic Youth organization event in Houston, Texas. They were married on January 8, 1954. Doris focused on raising their family of eight children between September 1954 and July 1968. She balanced a few part-time positions between her focus on her children and any free time she could find. She sold Avon products to the local ladies and after obtaining her Realtor's License and Broker's License, she worked in the real estate industry for a while to boost the family finances. Doris' love of music led her to take accordion lessons from Bill Hughes, of the famous Palmer-Hughs Accordion Course Books in the 1950's. She loved to entertain the children with music she played on the accordion and piano. After moving to Llano, she worked for the ACME Dry Goods business owned by three of her children on the courthouse square where she is best remembered for her delicious desserts and sales expertise in the boutique side of the store. Doris' green thumb made her very successful in growing vegetables in her garden and numerous types of flowers around her house. As a Master Gardener she loved to share her flowers and plants with her family and friends during most of her adult life. She also loved fishing in the Llano River and on the Texas coast.
She is survived by her eight children: Matt; Joe and wife, Tammy; Mary Pavlich and husband, Stephen; Gregg; Dr. Ken Ellis and wife, Dr. Lise Ellis; Leslie and wife, Teresa; and Elizabeth Lively and husband, Sam; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her brother, David Drapela and sister, Mary Beth Boston.
She is preceded in death by parents; husband, Thomas William Ellis and brother; Charles "Doc" Drapela.
A visitation will be held August 19, 2021 at Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Chapel in Llano.Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Llano on, August 20, 2021. Burial will be August, 21, 2021 at Fall Creek Cemetery in Spicewood, Texas.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral, Aug 17, 2021.
Doris was described in her 1952 senior yearbook from St. Agnes Academy as sweet, pretty and talented. She was known for her musical ability and her radiant smile.
She met Thomas William Ellis, her future husband at a Catholic Youth organization event in Houston, Texas. They were married on January 8, 1954. Doris focused on raising their family of eight children between September 1954 and July 1968. She balanced a few part-time positions between her focus on her children and any free time she could find. She sold Avon products to the local ladies and after obtaining her Realtor's License and Broker's License, she worked in the real estate industry for a while to boost the family finances. Doris' love of music led her to take accordion lessons from Bill Hughes, of the famous Palmer-Hughs Accordion Course Books in the 1950's. She loved to entertain the children with music she played on the accordion and piano. After moving to Llano, she worked for the ACME Dry Goods business owned by three of her children on the courthouse square where she is best remembered for her delicious desserts and sales expertise in the boutique side of the store. Doris' green thumb made her very successful in growing vegetables in her garden and numerous types of flowers around her house. As a Master Gardener she loved to share her flowers and plants with her family and friends during most of her adult life. She also loved fishing in the Llano River and on the Texas coast.
She is survived by her eight children: Matt; Joe and wife, Tammy; Mary Pavlich and husband, Stephen; Gregg; Dr. Ken Ellis and wife, Dr. Lise Ellis; Leslie and wife, Teresa; and Elizabeth Lively and husband, Sam; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her brother, David Drapela and sister, Mary Beth Boston.
She is preceded in death by parents; husband, Thomas William Ellis and brother; Charles "Doc" Drapela.
A visitation will be held August 19, 2021 at Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Chapel in Llano.Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Llano on, August 20, 2021. Burial will be August, 21, 2021 at Fall Creek Cemetery in Spicewood, Texas.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral, Aug 17, 2021.
Doris Ann Ellis was born in Houston, Texas to Charles and Elizabeth Drapela on Saturday August 25, 1934. She died Monday morning, August 16, 2021, at her home in Llano, Texas where she lived since her husband, Tommy, died in 2000.
Doris was described in her 1952 senior yearbook from St. Agnes Academy as sweet, pretty and talented. She was known for her musical ability and her radiant smile.
She met Thomas William Ellis, her future husband at a Catholic Youth organization event in Houston, Texas. They were married on January 8, 1954. Doris focused on raising their family of eight children between September 1954 and July 1968. She balanced a few part-time positions between her focus on her children and any free time she could find. She sold Avon products to the local ladies and after obtaining her Realtor's License and Broker's License, she worked in the real estate industry for a while to boost the family finances. Doris' love of music led her to take accordion lessons from Bill Hughes, of the famous Palmer-Hughs Accordion Course Books in the 1950's. She loved to entertain the children with music she played on the accordion and piano. After moving to Llano, she worked for the ACME Dry Goods business owned by three of her children on the courthouse square where she is best remembered for her delicious desserts and sales expertise in the boutique side of the store. Doris' green thumb made her very successful in growing vegetables in her garden and numerous types of flowers around her house. As a Master Gardener she loved to share her flowers and plants with her family and friends during most of her adult life. She also loved fishing in the Llano River and on the Texas coast.
She is survived by her eight children: Matt; Joe and wife, Tammy; Mary Pavlich and husband, Stephen; Gregg; Dr. Ken Ellis and wife, Dr. Lise Ellis; Leslie and wife, Teresa; and Elizabeth Lively and husband, Sam; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her brother, David Drapela and sister, Mary Beth Boston.
She is preceded in death by parents; husband, Thomas William Ellis and brother; Charles "Doc" Drapela.
A visitation will be held August 19, 2021 at Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Chapel in Llano.Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Llano on, August 20, 2021. Burial will be August, 21, 2021 at Fall Creek Cemetery in Spicewood, Texas.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral, Aug 17, 2021.
Doris was described in her 1952 senior yearbook from St. Agnes Academy as sweet, pretty and talented. She was known for her musical ability and her radiant smile.
She met Thomas William Ellis, her future husband at a Catholic Youth organization event in Houston, Texas. They were married on January 8, 1954. Doris focused on raising their family of eight children between September 1954 and July 1968. She balanced a few part-time positions between her focus on her children and any free time she could find. She sold Avon products to the local ladies and after obtaining her Realtor's License and Broker's License, she worked in the real estate industry for a while to boost the family finances. Doris' love of music led her to take accordion lessons from Bill Hughes, of the famous Palmer-Hughs Accordion Course Books in the 1950's. She loved to entertain the children with music she played on the accordion and piano. After moving to Llano, she worked for the ACME Dry Goods business owned by three of her children on the courthouse square where she is best remembered for her delicious desserts and sales expertise in the boutique side of the store. Doris' green thumb made her very successful in growing vegetables in her garden and numerous types of flowers around her house. As a Master Gardener she loved to share her flowers and plants with her family and friends during most of her adult life. She also loved fishing in the Llano River and on the Texas coast.
She is survived by her eight children: Matt; Joe and wife, Tammy; Mary Pavlich and husband, Stephen; Gregg; Dr. Ken Ellis and wife, Dr. Lise Ellis; Leslie and wife, Teresa; and Elizabeth Lively and husband, Sam; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her brother, David Drapela and sister, Mary Beth Boston.
She is preceded in death by parents; husband, Thomas William Ellis and brother; Charles "Doc" Drapela.
A visitation will be held August 19, 2021 at Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Chapel in Llano.Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Llano on, August 20, 2021. Burial will be August, 21, 2021 at Fall Creek Cemetery in Spicewood, Texas.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral, Aug 17, 2021.
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