Ernest Walter Ellison, Jr., 89, Inverness passed away May 4, 2018 at Hospice of Citrus & The Nature Coast in Lecanto, FL. Mr. Ellison was born in Flint, MI on July 9, 1928 to the late Ernest W. and Elizabeth (Talley) Ellison, Sr.
He came to this area from Hialeah, FL where he retired from National Airlines as a certified aircraft mechanic with 36 years of service. He served our country in the U.S. Navy. His memberships include the Gulf Stream Masonic Lodge No. 245 in Lake Worth, FL where he was a 60 year member, 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason, (Valley of Springfield, MA) and National Airlines Retirees Association (Central Florida Buccaneers).
Left to cherish his memory are his children: Steven Ellison and his wife, Lael of Crestline, CA; Allen Ellison and his wife Alicia, Tampa, FL; Anne Seufert and her husband Samuel, Ocala, FL; Mary Lose and her husband, Gregory, Deerfield Beach, FL; 7 grandchildren and 2 great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Marjorie Ellison on April 29, 2004.
A Celebration of Life Service is scheduled for Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 10:30 AM from the Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home of Inverness, Florida with Mrs. Fran Poff officiating. Masonic Services will follow conducted by the Memorial Masonic Lodge No. 14. Private burial will follow in Florida National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials to: American Lung Assoc http://www.lung.org or Cancer Research Institute http://www.cancerresearch.org
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