Robert Lee 'Bob' Ellis
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born July, 23, 1933, in Lafayette, to William Edward Ellis, former Kosciusko County Treasurer, and Georgia Nadene Colvin Ellis. Step-mother Leoma Lissetta "Lee" Sanford Ellis. Step-father Joseph Raymond Pritts. On Oct. 27, 1956, in Speedway, he married Sharon Lee Houpt Ellis, who survives.
He was a former resident of Speedway and retired from R.R. Donnelley and Sons. He was a member of the Warsaw Masonic Lodge No. 73 F & A.M; Mizpah Shrine, Fort Wayne; Scottish Rite; and American Legion Post 49, Warsaw.
Bob was a graduate of Leesburg High School, class of 1951, where he was a standout athlete. He also attended Indiana University.
In October of 1952, Bob joined the United States Navy. He was one of 10 men chosen to play for the U.S Navy Great Atlantic Fleet basketball team, facing such adversaries as Duke University.
Bob remained an avid golf and sports enthusiast his entire life.
The many friendships Bob made throughout the years meant the world to him and he treasured each and every one of his friends, especially delighting in making them laugh.
Above all else, Bob's main passion in his life were his wife, Sharon Lee and daughter, Stacey Lee and adored them with all of his heart, as they adored him. Married for 51 years, Bob and Sharon met in grade school in Speedway and there began a lifetime of love and laughter.
Also surviving is his only daughter Stacey Lee Ellis Guy and son-in-law Kevin Douglas Guy, Madison, Wis.; a stepbrother, Glenn Amos, Chicago Heights, Ill.; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and stepparents and by a stepsister, Barbara Ann Amos Lowman Moore.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Sunday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. Burial will be at Center Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan.
Calling is from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.[[In-content Ad]]
He was born July, 23, 1933, in Lafayette, to William Edward Ellis, former Kosciusko County Treasurer, and Georgia Nadene Colvin Ellis. Step-mother Leoma Lissetta "Lee" Sanford Ellis. Step-father Joseph Raymond Pritts. On Oct. 27, 1956, in Speedway, he married Sharon Lee Houpt Ellis, who survives.
He was a former resident of Speedway and retired from R.R. Donnelley and Sons. He was a member of the Warsaw Masonic Lodge No. 73 F & A.M; Mizpah Shrine, Fort Wayne; Scottish Rite; and American Legion Post 49, Warsaw.
Bob was a graduate of Leesburg High School, class of 1951, where he was a standout athlete. He also attended Indiana University.
In October of 1952, Bob joined the United States Navy. He was one of 10 men chosen to play for the U.S Navy Great Atlantic Fleet basketball team, facing such adversaries as Duke University.
Bob remained an avid golf and sports enthusiast his entire life.
The many friendships Bob made throughout the years meant the world to him and he treasured each and every one of his friends, especially delighting in making them laugh.
Above all else, Bob's main passion in his life were his wife, Sharon Lee and daughter, Stacey Lee and adored them with all of his heart, as they adored him. Married for 51 years, Bob and Sharon met in grade school in Speedway and there began a lifetime of love and laughter.
Also surviving is his only daughter Stacey Lee Ellis Guy and son-in-law Kevin Douglas Guy, Madison, Wis.; a stepbrother, Glenn Amos, Chicago Heights, Ill.; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and stepparents and by a stepsister, Barbara Ann Amos Lowman Moore.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Sunday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. Burial will be at Center Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan.
Calling is from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.[[In-content Ad]]
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