Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Ellis, Hubert S. 1963 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net August 1, 2011, 11:35 am Ionia Daily Sentinel Standard, 26 Mar 1963 Rev. Hubert S. Ellis, 80, died Monday at his route one, Cedar Springs home. He was born August 27, 1882 in Macomb county. Rev. Ellis was the father of the late Victor Ellis, Belding funeral director. He conducted his last funeral service January 1, 1963, at total of 3,355 funerals in his lifetime. He performed his 1,963rd wedding ceremony December 31, 1962. Rev. Ellis was a 32nd degree Mason. Surviving are his wife, Muriel, a sister, Mrs. Nora Strew of Mount Clemens; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Viola Ellis of Belding; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held at Belding Methodist church Thursday at 2 p.m. with burial at River Ridge cemetery at Belding. The body will be at Ellis funeral home until time of service. Officiating will be the Rev. Thomas Rebentish and the Rev. Ralph Dean. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/e/ellis15441nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb