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Preston Joseph Ellis

1923 - 2011

BORN

1923

DIED

2011

FUNERAL HOME

Wilson Funeral Home - Panama City

214 Airport Road

Panama City, Florida

Preston Ellis Obituary

Preston Joseph Ellis, 87, of Panama City, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2011. He was born October 3, 1923 in Southport, Fla. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a retired International Freight Forwarder. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Laura Ellis; parents, Hayes & Mamie Ellis; stepmother, Lilly B. Ellis; 2 brothers, Robert Leroy Ellis, Buford Ellis and a sister, Christine Strickland. He is survived by 3 sons, Alan (Coni) Ellis, Brian (Tudy) Ellis, Joe (Sandy) Ellis; brother, Kenneth Ellis; 2 sisters, Catherine Gilliam (Johnny) and Elois Vinson; sisters-in-law: Mary Ellis, Dorothy Ellis and 9 grandchildren. Graveside services will be held on Friday at 3 p.m. in the Greenwood Cemetery. Those desiring may make contributions to the Shaddai Shrine Temple Transportation Fund, P.O. Box 16115, Panama City, FL 32406 in memory of Preston Ellis.

Wilson Funeral Home
Family Owned Since 1911
214 Airport Road
Panama City, Fla.
850-785-5272

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Published by Panama City News Herald from Apr. 10 to May 31, 2011.

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