Died: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Age: 54
John Howard Ellis, 54, died Jan. 14.
Born in St. Louis, Mr. Ellis resided in St. Louis. He was retired from the St. Louis Public School System, where he taught for 10 years.
Mr. Ellis received his masters degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Survivors include his companion, Julie Earhart; daughter, Hannah Ellis; father, Clarence Ellis; sisters and brothers-in-law, Donna Smith, Julie Dooley, Pat and Ron Olsen, Rene and David Mullen and Cathy Ellis; and brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Diane Ellis. Mr. Ellis was preceded in death by his mother, Erma Ellis.
Services were private.