Michael Joseph Ellis

Michael Joseph Ellis, Sr., age 72, of Cedar Hill, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018 at his home. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 1pm at St. Michaels Catholic Church with Father Andy Bulso officiating. Burial will follow at St. Michaels Catholic Church Cemetery with John Hopper, Chip Reid, Troy Jackson, Clay Dew, Michael Dew and Brian Dew serving as pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers will be Douglas friends. Visitation with the family will be at the Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 from 4pm-8pm with Rosary at 7:30pm and again on Thursday from 11am-12:30pm. Mr. Ellis was born September 5, 1946 in Clarksville, TN to the late Kenneth Hamilton and Catherine Byrne Ellis. He was a 1964 graduate of Coopertown High School, worked for the Social Security Administration and after his retirement he farmed. Mr. Ellis was on the Robertson County School Board, was a County Commissioner and was a lifetime member of St. Michaels Catholic Church. In addition to his parents Mr. Ellis is preceded in death by his brothers, William Ellis and Gerald Ellis; niece, Lynn Hopper; and nephew, Kyle Milner. He is survived by his wife, Cherry Ellis; sons, Michael Joseph and Nicole Ellis, Jr. of Cedar Hill, Matthew Jarrod Ellis of Clarksville, and Scott W. and Jennifer M. Page of Springfield; sisters, Patricia (Bob) Milner of South Port, NC and Mary (Gene) Jackson of Cedar Hill; and, 2 grandchildren, Catherine Olivia Ellis and Weston Paul Page. Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of these arrangements. AUSTIN & BELL FUNERAL HOME- 509 WALNUT STREET, SPRINGFIELD, TN (615) 384-1000 Cemetery St Michael's Cemetery Cedar Hill TN US Visitation Wednesday, December 26, 2018 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Austin & Bell Funeral Home Springfield 509 Walnut St. Springfield TN 37172 US 615-384-1000 615-382-7449 Rosary Wednesday, December 26, 2018 7:30 PM - Austin & Bell Funeral Home Springfield 509 Walnut St. Springfield TN 37172 US 615-384-1000 615-382-7449 Visitation Thursday, December 27, 2018 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Austin & Bell Funeral Home Springfield 509 Walnut St. Springfield TN 37172 US 615-384-1000 615-382-7449 Funeral Mass Thursday, December 27, 2018 1:00 PM - St Michael's Catholic Church Cedar Hill TN US Funeral HomeAustin & Bell Funeral Home Springfield 509 Walnut St. Springfield TN - 37172 US 615-384-1000 615-382-7449

Michael Joseph Ellis

September 5, 1946 - December 22, 2018