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- [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 11 Aug 2010.
Samuel Laird Ellis II obituary
- [S112] Census, 1930.
Name: Joseph R Ellis
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Age: 2
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Estimated Birth Year: 1928
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Enumeration District Number: 0040
Family Number: 299
Sheet Number and Letter: 13B
Line Number: 89
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2258
Film Number: 2341992
Digital Folder Number: 4548172
Image Number: 00848
Household Gender Age
Parent Samuel L Ellis M 29
Parent Leona Ellis F 25
Samuel L Ellis M 4
Joseph R Ellis M 2
- [S106] The Mountain Press, 21 Dec 2011.
Joseph Roberts Ellis, 84, of Decatur, IL, formerly of Franklin and Gatlinburg, TN died Friday, December 18, 2011, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Cremation will be handled by Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home of Decatur with a private memorial service to be held in Gatlinburg at a later date.
Joe was born April 13, 1927 in Knoxville, TN, the son of Samuel Laird and Leona Roberts Ellis. He proudly served in the US Navy during WWII. He married Bettie Wininger and later married Deloris Gregory.
After receiving his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Tennessee, he earned his EdD from the University of Texas. After teaching high school in Oak Ridge, TN, Joe became a professor of education at Indiana State University and, later, Northern Illinois University.
In his retirement he returned to Tennessee where he spent much of his time managing construction projects on the land he loved near Gatlinburg. Joe traveled extensively and was an active participant in the Parkinson’s Foundation and numerous other organizations.
He is survived by his sons, Roger S. Ellis, MD of San Francisco, CA and Douglas R. Ellis, MD (Barb) of Latham, IL; and grandchildren Susan, Janet and Wesley Ellis all of Latham. He was preceded in death by his parents; his step-father, Robert Overstreet; and his brother, Samuel Laird Ellis II.
The family would like to thank Imboden Creek Gardens and Imboden Creek Living Center, as well as Dr. McCormack and his staff, for the wonderful care they provided to Joe. They would also like to thank the nurses and doctors of Decatur Memorial Hospital ER and ICU, in particular Dr. Fernandez, for the excellent care and compassion given in Joe’s final days.
Memorials: Parkinson’s Foundation, Imboden Creek Living Center, Donor’s choice. Condolences may be left to the family at www.brintlingerandearl.com
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