Jones, Ellis Lebron, Sr.

  • Saturday, December 4, 2021
Ellis Jones
Ellis Jones

Ellis Lebron Jones, Sr., 59, of Chattanooga, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021, in a local hospital.

 

He was a 1980 graduate of Kirkman High School and attended Chattanooga State. Ellis was a veteran of the United States Navy and was formerly employed with RHA Health Services.

 

Survivors include his sons, Ellis Jones, Jr. and Samuel Jones; daughters, Eva Jones, Elisabeth Jones, Kezia Jones, Rachel Jones, and Hannah Jones; two grandchildren; father, Matthew Jones, Sr.; mother, Mary Jones Grace; brothers, Matthew Jones, Jr. and Gerald Jones, all of Chattanooga; a host of other relatives and friends.

 

Ellis will lie in state on Monday, Dec. 6, at 9 a.m. at Taylor Funeral Home.

 

Funeral services will follow at 12:30 p.m. in the chapel with Pastor Ronald B. Cook, Sr. as the eulogist.

 

Burial will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery.

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