Spouse & Children

Ethel E. Bond Sarah Ann Ellis (1917-1995) Wilburn Ray Ellis (1918-1998) Mae Delle Ellis (1920-2004) Vessie Genelle Ellis (1922-2010) Robert Kelsie Ellis (1923-1990) Elmer Randolph Ellis (1926-2005) Odessa Eugene Ellis (1927-2011) Fay Marion Ellis (1929-1995) Illa D. Ellis (1931-1985) Bobby Loyce Ellis (1935-2008) Mary Ellen Ellis (1936-2016)        Ethel May Bess

Brothers & Sisters

Wiley Ellis (1866-) John Lee Ellis (1867-1937) Wesley Ellis (1871-1957) William Robert Ellis (1873-1955) Iley Duncan Ellis (1877-1948) Louisa Ellis (1883-1965)

GILES V. ELLIS

DEXTER - Giles Vick Ellis, 81, died Sunday at his home. He was born April 21, 1892 at Holiday, Tenn. His first wife, Ethel Bond Ellis, died Aug. 10, 1967. On April 11, 1970, he married Ethel Bess, who survives. Also surviving are five daughters, Mary Lewis of Dexter, Sally King and Ila Ellis of Essex, Madelle Johnson of Corning, Ark., Jenelle Griggs of Wayne, Mich., and Odessa Downing of St. Louis; five sons, R. K. Ellis of Dexter, Wilbur Ellis of Harrisburg, Ill., Marion Ellis of Enfield, Ill., Elmer Ellis of Huntingdon, Tenn., and Loyce Ellis of West Frankfort, Ill.; one stepson, Roy Bess of St. Louis; two stepdaughters, Violet Scowden of Columbia City, Ind., and Lucille Krackameyer of Atlanta, Ga.; and 29 grandchildren and 14 great- grandchildren. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter where services are scheduled at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The Revs. H. Worth and Lawrence Taylor will officiate. Burial will be in Dexter Cemetery.⁵

Sources:

1. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census Civil District 2, Benton, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1728; Page: 7B;
2. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Card
3. The Daily Standard (Sikeston, Missouri) Fri, Aug 11, 1967 Page 12
4. Ancestry.com. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
5. The Daily Standard, 09 Jul 1973, Mon, Page 12