William D. Ellen

ELLEN, William D., 73, president and co-owner of Arcet Equipment Company, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emmett Lee Ellen and Linda Melton Ellen. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Betty McLaughlin Ellen; two sons, Andrew D. Ellen and his wife, Diana, W. Matthew Ellen; daughter, Amy Ellen Elkin and her husband, Eric; six grandchildren, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Joanna, and Hunter Ellen and Kole and Bella Elkin; two sisters; Jean E. Marshall and Sybil E. Ward; brother, Emmett Lee Ellen Jr. and his wife, Judy; sister-in-law, Yvonne McLaughlin Olphin and her husband, Walter, brother-in-law, Billy B. McLaughlin and his wife, Joyce, as well as many other loving family and friends. He was an honorary member of Metropolitan Masonic Lodge #11 AF & AM, where he served as Chaplain, Master, and District Deputy Grand Master. He was also a 32nd Degree Knight Commander Court of Honor, Scottish Rite Valley of Richmond, Scottish Rite Guard, as well as served on the Board of Directors for the Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center. He was an ACCA Temple Shriner, member of the Past Masters Club, and Royal Order of Jesters. He was also a member of The Order of Scotland. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, September 19, at the Mechanicsville Chapel, Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Road, Mechanicsville, Va. Masonic and Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 20, at Broadus Memorial Baptist Church, 5351 Pole Green Road, Mechanicsville, Va. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center, 4202 Hermitage Road, Richmond, Va. 23227-3755, or Children's Hospital-Richmond, 2924 Brook Road, Richmond, Va. 23220.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.