General Information

Birth
24 FEB 1942
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
5 NOV 2015
Lincoln, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
9 NOV 2015
Bell Cemetery, Adair County, West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma

Notes

David Lea Ellis, 73, of Lincoln, AR passed away at his home on November 5, 2015.

David was born on February 24, 1942 in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, a son of Louis Ellis and Theda Curtis Ellis. He married Joyce Fletcher Ames in September 1994 in Fayetteville.

David was a heavy equipment operator for McClinton Anchor for many years before his retirement. He was a hard working man who loved the outdoors, cutting wood, gardening, doing woodwork and playing dominoes.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce Ellis of the home; his mother, Theda Ellis of Fayetteville; two daughters, Tammy Ellis of the home and Denise Elms of West Fork, AR; three sons, Travis Ellis, Central City, AR, Marty Ellis of Lincoln, AR, and Bill Ames of Watts, OK; one brother, Paul Ellis of Prairie Grove, Arkansas and 10 grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held at the Bell Cemetery in West Siloam Springs on Monday, November 9, 2015 at 2:00pm. Brother Glen Faulkner will officiate the service under the direction of the Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs. To sign the online guest book, visit www.Backstrom-Pyeatte.com.

Parents

Louis Samuel Ellis
- Father
1917 - 2004
Birth
24 SEP 1917
Meade, Kansas
Death
16 MAR 2004
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
19 MAR 2004
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas
Theda Mae Curtis
- Mother
1919 - 2016
Birth
4 JUN 1919
Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
22 OCT 2016
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
25 OCT 2016
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Spouse

Joyce Fletcher
- Wife
Married
SEP 1994
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas

Children