George Edwin Ellefson

George Edwin Ellefson, 84, of Little Rock, died March 2, 2014. George was born to the late George E. and Cecil Soard Ellefson, June 19, 1929, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He graduated from Ft. Smith High School in 1947 and immediately enlisted in the Naval Air Corps, where he served three years. He enrolled at the University of Arkansas where he fell in love and married Claire Stannus Ellefson. In 1954, George graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering. After working for a few years in Albuquerque, he and Claire return to Little Rock where he worked for Reynolds Metals and Erhart, Eichenbaum and Rauch before opening his own electrical engineering consulting firm in 1961. George was a member of Second Presbyterian Church and served as Elder and Deacon at First Presbyterian Church. He was a Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U.S. in 1973. His was a life well-lived with many friends and acquaintances. George and Claire loved to travel and play bridge. He is survived by his wife Claire of 61 years, two daughters, Dorothy E. Willoughby and son-in-law Bill of Little Rock, and Jane E. Crain and son-in-law Doug of Tulsa, Okla., George had four grandchildren: Adam Crain, Tulsa, Libby Haines and grandson-in-law Ryan, Ft. Worth, and William and Andrew Willoughby, Little Rock; one great-granddaughter, Trinity Crain, and cousin Rosalie M. Cheatham of Little Rock. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Second Presbyterian Church, Wednesday, March 5 at 3:30 p.m., the Rev. Steve Hancock officiating. Arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.