Arizona Obituary Archive

Search      Post Obituary


Judith Marilyn (Jones) Ellis

Posted 2007-01-13 by Gail Meyer Kilgore
JUDITH MARILYN JONES ELLIS, 68 PHOENIX, Ariz. -

Judith Marilyn Jones Ellis, 68, of Phoenix, Ariz., the daughter of Ruth (Grogan) Morris and the late Cecil Willard Jones passed Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, away in her home after a long battle with cancer.

Her Christian faith carried on for many years at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Her love of church was an integral part of her life and served to influence many. She will live forever in the hearts and minds of her family. The family was blessed to have known and loved Judy for her calming influence and friendship.

Judy is survived by five of her children, Robert Ellis, Michael Ellis and Christina(Ellis) Blackshear, who reside in Rockford, Ill., and Shirley (Ellis) Holm and Debbie Ellis, both of Phoenix. Judy leaves to mourn, in addition to her two sons and three daughters and her mother, brothers, Steve and Dave Morris; sisters, Vicki Haeggquist, Pat (Morris) Harding and Nancy (Morris) Christy; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and a host of other family and friends.

Judy is predeceased by her father; her son and three of her grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, in Best Funeral Home, 501 E. Dunlap Ave. Phoenix, with funeral to follow at 8 p.m. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, in Phoenix Memorial Park Cemetery, 200 W. Beardsley, Phoenix.

Memorial donations may be made in lieu of flowers.

Rockford Register Star
Rockford, Illinois
13 Jan 2007




Note: These obituaries are transcribed as published and are submitted by volunteers who have no connection to the families. They do not write the obituaries and have no further information other than what is posted within the obituaries. We do not do personal research. For this you would have to find a volunteer who does this or hire a professional researcher.

Questions About This Project?