Twin Falls County ID Archives Obituaries.....Ellis, James Perry November 22, 1942
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Times News  Nov 23 1942
WOUND FATAL TO FATHER OF FOUR
  His shoulder and right arm mangled by the accidental discharge of a 12-gauge 
shotgun at close range, James Perry (PERK) Ellis, 45, Filer, father of four 
children, died at 9:50 P. M. Sunday in the Twin Falls county genral hospital.
  Ellis was fatally wounded while inspecting muskrat traps along the Snake 
River near the John Gourley orchards north of Filer, Saturday afternoon. He was 
accompanied by his son, Harold Ellis, 11, who was the only witness to the 
accident.
  The attending physician said death came from shock and loss of blood from a 
wound which would have necessitated amputation of the arm at the shoulder if 
Ellis had lived.
  He was born May 13,1897, in Illinois, and came to the Filer community from 
Cartron, Missouri, about 15 years ago. He was a disabled veteran of World War 
I, and his occupation was that of a carpenter and trapper. He was a member of 
American Legion post No. 47 at Filer.
  Survivots include his wife, Mrs. Jeannette Ellis; his son Harold; three 
daughters, Miss Betty Lou Ellis and Miss Grace Ellis, both at the home, and 
miss Joan Ellis, Cornell, Ark.; his mother, Mrs. Mary M. Ellis, Filer; a 
sister, Mrs. Lillian Graham, Buhl; and a brother, Sgt. Barney W. Ellis, a 
member of the army whose location is unknown to the family.
  Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Wednesday at the Filer Methodist 
church. Burial will be in the Odd fellows cemetery at Filer under direction of 
the Twin Falls mortuary, with the American Legion in charge of services at the 
grave.

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