Robert F Ellis Obituary (1931 - 2016)

Robert "Bob" F. Ellis 84, of Decatur, IL passed away at 12:45 p.m., Monday, September 5, 2016, in McKinley Court Nursing Home, Decatur. A memorial service to celebrate Bob's life will be held at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at Camp Wilson Foursquare Gospel Church, 7570 W. Main Street, Harristown, IL with Pastor Brian Canady officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 4:00 p.m. until service time. Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion is assisting the family with services. Memorials may be made to the family. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com. Bob was born December 25, 1931, in Decatur, IL the son of Robert H. and Martha (Kaufman) Ellis. Bob served in the US Air Force and was a Korean War veteran. He worked for Kaufman Eastern Packing Company as a salesman for twenty-two years. He went on to work for Brubaker Meat Company. He later worked in construction assisting in building of Interstate 72 and the Stephen Decatur High in north Decatur. He married Marilyn Louise Cuttill on August 5, 1954. Surviving are his wife: Louise of Decatur; son: Randy Ellis and his wife Karryl of Mt. Zion; daughter: Connie Ellis of Decatur; daughter-in-law: Ruth Ellis of Mt. Zion; grandchildren: Rachelle Parra of Mt. Zion, Jeff Moran and his wife Destiny of Decatur, Kevin Moran and his wife Amanda of Decatur, Andrew Ellis and his wife Sara of Decatur, Steven Ellis of Edwardsville, IL and Bradley Ellis of Mt. Zion; great-grandchildren: Makayla Moran, Damian Moran, Isabella Parra, and Cora Ellis; brother: Ron Ellis and his wife Dorothy of Decatur; many nieces and nephews also survive. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, daughter: Sheri and his son: Dan.