Roy T. Ellis

ROY T. ELLIS

Roy Tyndal Ellis, 77, of Ocala, FL. (formerly of Kearney, MO), passed away April 26, 2018, at the UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL. He was born June 4, 1940, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and moved with his family to Kearney in 1989. He and his wife Kathy moved to Ocala, FL in 2015. Roy was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Dorothy Jean (Elgie) Ellis; first wife, Carol (Hall) Ellis; and brother, Douglas Ellis.

Roy began his Masonic life at Parthenon Lodge #267 AF & AM in Chatham, Ontario, and later became a member of Liberty Lodge #31 AF and AM in Liberty, MO. He was also a former member of Mocha Shrine and its Horse Patrol in Chatham and Ararat Shrine and its Mounted Guard in Kansas City. He was also a longtime member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Liberty.

Survivors include his wife, Kathy (Trotechaud) Ellis; sons, James Ellis (Jennifer) and Shawn Ellis; grandchildren, Lily, Samuel and Emma Ellis; sisters, Lynda Ellis (Denis Labute) and Susan Pugsley (James); as well as nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
Visitation will be held from 6-8 pm, with Masonic services at 7:30 pm, on Thursday, May 3, and funeral service 11:00 am Friday, May 4, all at Park Lawn Northland Chapel, I-35 at State Route 291, Liberty. Burial will follow in Muddy Fork Cemetery, near Kearney. Memorials are suggested to Shriners' Hospitals for Children.

Visitation: 6-8PM, Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Park Lawn Northland Chapel

Masonic Services: 7:30PM, Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Park Lawn Northland Chapel

Funeral Services: 11AM, Friday, May 4, 2018 at Park Lawn Northland Chapel

Burial in Muddy Fork Cemetery, near Kearney, MO