Obituaries

Ester H. Ellis

Ester H. Ellis, 86, of Eudora, died Thursday, November 4, 2010. Mr. Ellis was a native of Wilmot and a resident of Eudora for the past 73 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He retired from U.S. Gypsum in Greenville, Mississippi in 1990 and he was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church. His great-great-grandfather, Owen Ellis, was one of the original settlers of Eudora. He is preceded in death by a daughter, Patsy Ellis Stephenson in 2008; his parents, John & Susie Jones Ellis and two brothers, Laymon & William Lee Ellis. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Bonnie Ward Ellis of Eudora; two sons, Lester Carrol Ellis and wife, Marcy, of Cabot and Randall Alan Ellis of Eudora; two grandsons, Steven Ellis of Maumelle and Brian Ellis of Fayetteville, North Carolina and two great-grandchildren, Peyton & Anna Grace Ellis. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Saturday, at the New Hope Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home of Hamburg. Online guest book at www.jones-hartshorn.com

Published November 6, 2010

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