Inurnment:

Cabool Cemetery

Obituary:

Lloyd Van Ellis, 71 of Cabool, MO passed away on June 5, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO. He was born on May 11, 1949 in Cabool the son of Delmar and Levena (Archer) Ellis.

Van completed high school in Cabool and went to college for his BA in English from MSU in Springfield. After a short stay in California, he married his wife of 35 years in St. Louis on June 12, 1985. He then completed his MA in Computer Programming at DePaul University in Chicago, IL and went on to work most of his adult life in Information Technology, most recently for NewStream Enterprises, a branch of the Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation. He was a avid bird watcher his entire life, and loved reading, writing and cinema. He just completed his most recent writing project, a history of the Civil War in Texas County involving several families still local to the area.

Van was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Lindel Ellis. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Felicia Kay Ellis; his brother-in-law, Al Hooker; his son, Colin Ellis and wife, Keely of Licking, MO; grandchildren, Liam and Thea Ellis; his daughter, Elizabeth Ellis of Springfield, MO; his brother, Donald Ellis of Fordland, MO; his sisters, Venita McCart and husband, Gary of Pekin, IL, Janice McCain of Springfield, MO and Debbie Murr of Lebanon, MO.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00am, Monday, June 15, 2020 at the Cabool Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Elliott-Gentry-Carder Funeral Home of Cabool, MO. Online condolences may be made at www.egcfuneralhome.com.