JOSEPH ELLIS
COLUMBUS
Died: Sep 14,
2000
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ELLIS COLUMBUS, MISS. -- Joseph Nimrod ''Joe'' Ellis, 73, died Thursday, September 14, 2000, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Mississippi. Mr. Ellis was born in Columbus, Miss. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, and a graduate of the University of Mississippi. Mr. Ellis was a retired Aeronautical Engineer having worked for the NASA Space Program and the Department of Defense. He was a parishioner of Annunciation Catholic Church and a member of the Cocoa Beach Chapter of the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his daughters, Garber Ellis Meriwether of Ashford, Conn., Linda Ellis Borrelli of LaGrange, Wyo., Patrice Ellis Hampton of Columbus; brothers, Gillman Egan Ellis of Columbus and Vincent Patrick Ellis of Chattanooga, Tenn.; sister, Mrs. John (Peggy) Webb of Columbus; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. No local calling hours or services are scheduled. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 1327, Columbus, MS 39703. Gunter and Peel Funeral Home in Columbus, Miss., is in charge of arrangements. |