He leaves to cherish his memories, his wife, Joann Ellison, children, Katrina (Dextra) Polite, Corey Horn, Fred Jackson and Katrina Horne, 6 sisters, Betty Heppard, Annie Ruth (William) Hobbs, Bonnie M. Jackson, Myrtice (Herbert) Whaley, Diann (Bobby) Johnson, and Eloise Irving, 5 brothers: Charles Ellison, Coatsey Ellison, John D. Ellison, Herman Ellison and David Ellison, 17 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and a host of other relatives. Please keep the family lifted up in prayer at this time.