Birth date: Aug 22, 1937 Death date: Jan 8, 2024
Jerry W. Ellis, age 86, of Charleston, IL (formerly of Pittsburg, KS) passed away at 8:51 a.m. on Monday, January 8, 2024 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL. He was born August 22, 1937 in Pittsburg, KS, the son o Read Obituary
Steve and I are filled with sadness over the loss of Jerry. We are very grateful that we were included in many family gatherings with Joi, Carol, Jaimie, Peggy, Dan, Lauren and Morgan. We loved Jerry from the first time we met! There was a very special fr
Many years ago, Dad and I were driving out to California. We stopped at one of those tourist-trap outfits near the California state line to get a meal. We visited the gift shop and started browsing through the usual sort of overpriced junk you find in s
We found that picture and wondered what was going on! I was so tempted to put it in the slide show, but saner heads prevailed.
Thankyou Jerry for being so welcoming and supportive when I arrived at the EIU Chemistry Department as a new faculty member in 1987. You were an important and vital part of the solid foundation that had been built in that department in the many years bef
Jerry Ellis was a serious and dedicated teacher of organic chemistry. I still remember "arrows show where the electrons go." Even so, he injected humor and a sense of informality that helped cut through that wall between students and professor. When as
CAROL, SO sorry to hear of Jerrys passing. It was so nice to run into you both last fall when i was visiting and out on a power walk. You have my deepest condolences .
So sorry Carol and family. We haven't seen Jerry and Carol for several years but did play cards with them at our annual New Years Eve party. We followed some of his fiddling gigs. He could lighten anyone's heart with his music.Peaceful rest for him an
