Toni LeAnne Ellis

TONI LeANNE ELLIS, age 42, of Little Rock died on July 15, 2011. She was born on July 8, 1969 in Osceola, Ark. to Davis and Sharon Ellis. After graduating high school in Cassville, Mo., she received her bachelor's degree from Missouri State and later received her master's from U.A.M.S. She once worked at Disney World in Orlando where she was "Mickey Mouse," she served as the "4th of July Mickey Mouse " for the 4th of July Parade in 1989, and was filmed for Disney commercials that aired throughout Australia. She most recently worked for Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Mo. Toni was preceded in death by her grandparents, Weston and Ida Ellis formerly of Luxora, and Irene Crum of Kennett, Mo. She is survived by her parents, Davis and Sharon Ellis of Maumelle; her brothers, Brian Ellis and his wife, Jana, and Brook Ellis and his wife Jessica, both of Little Rock, his sister, Mary Ann Cornelison and her husband Chuck of Oklahoma City, her nieces and nephews, Peyton, Creighton, and Hunter Cornelison, and Jack, Mark, and Eli Ellis. She is also survived by her Aunts and Uncles, Larry and Nell Shoemaker , Bud and Susie Shoemaker, Wanda and John Love, and Glenda Galyean. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church with Rev. Britt Skarda officiating. In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn, Little Rock, Ark. 72205 or to the National Alliance for Mental Illness, 3803 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 100 Arlington, Va. 22203 Cremation arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.