Richard O. Ellis, 57, Rome-Taberg Rd., died last night at the Rose Hospital after an illness of one week.
He was born in Taberg on March 22, 1902, son of Floyd and Tinnie Armstrong Ellis. He married Nancy Prosser on April 23, 1930 in Lowell.
He attended schools there in Taberg and was engaged in farming.
Surviving besides his wife are a daughter, Mrs. George Matteson, Taberg; a sister, Mrs. Lester Newman, Rome-Taberg Rd., and two grandchildren, Wayne and Susan Matteson.
Funeral services will be held at the Ellis home at 2 Friday with Elder Keith Burke of the Seventh Day Adventist Church officiating, assisted by the Rev. John Jacobs, pastor of the Taberg Methodist Church. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Taberg.
Friends may call at the Ellis home tonight and tomorrow afternoon and evening at their convenience. Funeral arrangements are in charge of the Mae. F. Strong Funeral Home.
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