In Memory Of
Gordon Lester Ellis
1935
2015
Gordon Lester Ellis
August 28, 1935 — March 14, 2015
Services with honors for GORDON ELLIS, 79, will be held on Thursday March 19, 2015 at 10am at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Inurnment will take place at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens. Gordon passed on Saturday March 14, at Cheyenne VA Medical Center. Memorials can be made to the Cheyenne VA Hospice Department 314. Cremation has taken place and family condolences can be made to
www.wrcfuneral.com
.
He was born on August 28, 1935 in Brockton, Massachusetts to Kenneth and Evelyn (Ransom) Ellis. After graduation Gordon enlisted into the US Air Force in 1954, and was stationed in Germany as well as Puerto Rico. He married Carol Atwood on December 9, 1967 in Cheyenne. Gordon retired as a Senior Master Sargent in Cheyenne in 1976. He worked as a clerk at Country General in Cheyenne, however the last 16 years of employment he was the face of Sam’s Club, meeting and greeting people, young and old alike. His disposition was truly one of integrity, as well as open and friendly to anyone who knew him. Gordon belonged to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and loved to purchase, overhaul, and fly his Cessna 150. He was awarded Master Pilot in 2011 from the Department of Transportation of Federal Aviation Administration. He loved gardening and was also known as a “fox whisperer” to many a fox who would come to Gordon unafraid to receive eggs from his clutches. Survivors include two daughters; Lieselotte L. Jessup of Grand Junction, CO., and Patricia(Marty) McClure of Cheyenne; grandchildren; Shanelle(Frank) Parra, Jeremy Carpenter, Brandon Carpenter, Shaun Jessup, Eric Jessup,Heather Jessup, Kenneth McClure and Hannah McClure; Great- Grandchildren Isabelle and Frank Parra, Hanna Kay Serenity Karl (Jessup), Korbyn Carpenter, and Ayden Carpenter, and brother Laurence L. Ellis of Halifax, Massachusetts. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Carol Ann Ellis in 2003, and a daughter, Maria Elisabeth Ellis.
He was born on August 28, 1935 in Brockton, Massachusetts to Kenneth and Evelyn (Ransom) Ellis. After graduation Gordon enlisted into the US Air Force in 1954, and was stationed in Germany as well as Puerto Rico. He married Carol Atwood on December 9, 1967 in Cheyenne. Gordon retired as a Senior Master Sargent in Cheyenne in 1976. He worked as a clerk at Country General in Cheyenne, however the last 16 years of employment he was the face of Sam’s Club, meeting and greeting people, young and old alike. His disposition was truly one of integrity, as well as open and friendly to anyone who knew him. Gordon belonged to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and loved to purchase, overhaul, and fly his Cessna 150. He was awarded Master Pilot in 2011 from the Department of Transportation of Federal Aviation Administration. He loved gardening and was also known as a “fox whisperer” to many a fox who would come to Gordon unafraid to receive eggs from his clutches. Survivors include two daughters; Lieselotte L. Jessup of Grand Junction, CO., and Patricia(Marty) McClure of Cheyenne; grandchildren; Shanelle(Frank) Parra, Jeremy Carpenter, Brandon Carpenter, Shaun Jessup, Eric Jessup,Heather Jessup, Kenneth McClure and Hannah McClure; Great- Grandchildren Isabelle and Frank Parra, Hanna Kay Serenity Karl (Jessup), Korbyn Carpenter, and Ayden Carpenter, and brother Laurence L. Ellis of Halifax, Massachusetts. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Carol Ann Ellis in 2003, and a daughter, Maria Elisabeth Ellis.
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