John Leon Ellis^[1]

1924 - 1998  (73 years)

• Name	John Leon Ellis
  Born	9 May 1924	Knox County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 7, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	24 Jan 1998  [3, 4]
  Buried	Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I122801	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	John L. Ellis,   b. 17 Jan 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Aug 1976  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Barbara Hannah King,   b. 23 Sep 1900, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Oct 1988  (Age 88 years)
  Married	10 Aug 1921	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F22030	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Edna Iams,   b. 14 Jan 1927, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Sep 2010, Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina  (Age 83 years)
  Married	Abt 1945
  Children	1. Lynn Ellis + 2. John Stephen "Steve" Ellis,   b. 4 Aug 1946,   d. 14 Jan 2015  (Age 68 years) + 3. Scott Thomas Ellis,   b. 18 Oct 1951, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Jun 2004  (Age 52 years)   4. Jeffrey Iams "Jeff" Ellis   5. Stanley Crawford
  Headstones		Ellis John L. May 9, 1924 Jan. 24, 1998 Married Sept. 26, 1945 Edna J. Jan. 14, 1927 Sept. 18, 2010
  Family ID	F42900	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 May 1924 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - - Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  John L Ellis Lt US Navy World War II May 9 1924 Jan 24 1998

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 194. [S112] Census, 1940. Name: John L Ellis Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 7, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 15 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1925 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Gender Age Birthplace John Ellis Head M 45 Tennessee Barbra A Ellis Wife F 38 Tennessee Juanita D Ellis Daughter F 17 Tennessee John L Ellis Son M 15 Tennessee Margaret G Ellis Daughter F 12 [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 24 Jan 1998. Ellis, John Leon 73 b. 5-9-1924 Knox d. 1-24-98 Knox UT Hosp City of Knox purchasing agent f. John Ellis m. Hannah King retired Navy Fighter Pilot educa 12 + 3 Middle Creek Cem Survivors: wife Edna Iams 766 Kykers Ferry Rd Kodak 1 dau Lynn Ellis & Roger Richardson 3 sons Steve & Toni Scott & Melanie Jeff 2 gc Whitney Ellis Sayrah Ellis 2 sis Juanite Canutt Canupp Gerry Kivett several n/n 1 foster-son Stanley Crawford. [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 27 Jan 1998. Funeral services were held Monday at Kodak United Methodist Church for John L. Ellis, a former longtime purchasing agent for the city of Knoxville. He died Saturday at the University of Tennessee Medical Center at the age of 73. A former World War II Naval fighter pilot, Mr. Ellis began working in the city's purchasing department in the 1950s. He retired as purchasing agent in November 1976. He also served on the board at the Sevier County Hospital-Nursing Home during the 1970s. Mr. Ellis is survived by his wife, Edna Iams Ellis; daughter and son-in-law, Lynn Ellis and Roger Richardson of Winston-Salem, N.C.; and sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Toni Ellis of Knoxville and Scott and Melanie Ellis of Kodak.