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IN LOVING MEMORY OF John Franklin Ellis
John Franklin
Ellis
March 14, 1939 – February 5, 2018
John Franklin Ellis' Obituary
John Franklin Ellis, 78, of Knoxville, TN, formerly of Dyersburg, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.
He was born on March 14, 1939, in Dyersburg, TN, to the late Earl Clarence Ellis and the late Burta Grace Siler Ellis. Mr. John was an electrical engineer for Osram Sylvania and also formerly worked at Union Carbide in Oak Ridge. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee and a lifelong Methodist as a member of Church Street United Methodist Church in Knoxville.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Fairview Cemetery. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
The family will receive visitors from 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Dyersburg Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy White Ellis of Knoxville; a son, David Gerard Ellis of Knoxville; and two brothers, Duke Gayle Ellis of Franklin and Norman Atlas Ellis of Dyersburg.
He was born on March 14, 1939, in Dyersburg, TN, to the late Earl Clarence Ellis and the late Burta Grace Siler Ellis. Mr. John was an electrical engineer for Osram Sylvania and also formerly worked at Union Carbide in Oak Ridge. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee and a lifelong Methodist as a member of Church Street United Methodist Church in Knoxville.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Fairview Cemetery. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
The family will receive visitors from 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Dyersburg Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy White Ellis of Knoxville; a son, David Gerard Ellis of Knoxville; and two brothers, Duke Gayle Ellis of Franklin and Norman Atlas Ellis of Dyersburg.
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Funeral Services for John Franklin Ellis
Graveside Service
February
8
Fairview Cemetery
Starts at 1:00 pm
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