Obit of Ellis, Russell Ran "Rusty" (e420) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 3 Nov 2000 Return to Roger Mills Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Surnames: Ellis, Jones Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/545 Russell R. "Rusty" Ellis was born April 13, 1916 in the Bellview community, Roger Mills County, OK to Mary L. and William Anzley Ellis. He passed away October 25, 2000 in Cheyenne, Oklahoma at the age of 84 years, 6 months and 12 days. Rusty attended school at Bellview and Durham. He worked for Grady Word and married Ellon Marie Jones at Sayre, Oklahoma on June 21, 1941. They lived in the Bellview community where Rusty farmed and ranched. Rusty roped for a number of years and in 1960 they moved to Cheyenne to make their home. He was an avid golfer and could be seen playing with many of his buddies on courses around western Oklahoma. He was a member of the Cheyenne First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter Phyllis Ruth Ellis; one brother, John Ray Ellis; and one sister, Juanita Rogers. Rusty is survived by his wife Ellon of the home; two daughters and sons- inlaw, Linda and James Maddux, and Geneece and Ronny Cook both of Cheyenne; one sister, Lucille Cecil of Elk City; nine grandchildren, Jamie Maddux Allen and husband Greg, Jim Maddux and wife Jana, Tom Maddux and wife Shannon, and Shelly Lindberg, all of Cheyenne; Tonja Cook of Homestead, FL; Tom Cook and wife, ReNita of Amarillo, TX and Mary Maddux Groover and husband Andy of Allen, TX, Travis Cook and wife Marcie of Canyon, TX, and Dusti Kirk and husband Calvin, Cheyenne; ten great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Services were held October 28, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. at Cheyenne First Baptist Church officiated by Terrell Romberg and Aubrey Cowan. Burial was at Bellview Cemetery under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html