Thomas Lindel Ellis, 89, of Hot Springs, Ark., died Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at a Hot Springs hospital. He was born October 22, 1920, at Billstown, Ark., the son of the late Edgar and Ada Johnson Ellis. He was a member of the Hot Springs Baptist Church. He was an avid camper and fisherman. Mr. Ellis is survived by his wife, Marie Ellis of Hot Springs, Ark.; God-daughter, Linda Whelan of Kansas City, Mo.; nephews, Tommy Stueart of Mena, Ark., Billy Bob Blackwood of De Queen, Ark., Larry Stueart of Ashdown, Ark., Rufus Robins of Texarkana, Ark.; one niece, Nedra Martin of Wickes, Ark.; 12 great-nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m.., Friday, August 6, at Latimer Funeral Home Chapel, Murfreesboro, with Al Terrell officiating, burial in Murfreesboro Cemetery, under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home, Murfreesboro. You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com.

Published August 5, 2010