Obituary for Paul Ellis

Ponca City Now - October 1, 2019 4:07 pm

Paul Ellis

April 22, 1930 – September 26, 2019

Paul Edward Ellis passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019. He was born on April 22, 1930 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Rufus and Ethel Ellis. He graduated from Wainwright High School in Wainwright, Oklahoma and graduated with a B.A. from Northeastern Oklahoma University in 1957.

Paul served in the United States Navy from 1948 to 1949 and from 1952 to 1954. He served on the U.S.S. Epping Forest during the Korean Conflict.

Paul moved to Ponca City in 1957 to work in the accounting department of Conoco Oil Company. In 1962, he transferred to Conoco’s mineral-lease department, where he spent the rest of his career until he retired in 1985.

He married Barbara Ann Willms on June 21, 1959. They had two children.

He was a longtime member of First Lutheran Church and was confirmed in the Lutheran Church before marrying Barbara.

He and Barbara volunteered to tend the flower beds at First Lutheran Church for many years, and he served as the property chairman for the congregation. He attended Bible study and especially loved his weekly men’s Bible study group. He also delivered Meals on Wheels. He enjoyed sailing on Lake Ponca and long-distance running.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara, his parents, his sister, Ruby Rasey, and his brothers, Thomas Ellis and Walter Ellis. He is survived by his son, Timothy Edward Ellis and his wife, Michele, of Frisco, Texas, daughter, Lori Renee Mason and husband, John of Austin, Texas, his sister, Mary Ann Miller, and five grandchildren, Luke and Anna Ellis, Benjamin and Elizabeth Scott Ploeger, and Andrew Mason.

A funeral ceremony will be held on Friday, October 4, 2019 at 2 p.m. at First Lutheran Church. Following the funeral, he will be laid to rest at Resthaven Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to First Lutheran School, 1104 N. Fourth St., Ponca City, OK 74601, or Hospice of North Central Oklahoma, 445 Fairview Ave., Ponca City, OK 74601.

Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home and Crematory.

Source: Trout Funeral Home