Obituary

Fred E. Ellis, Jr., 77, of Pickensville, Alabama died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama.   Funeral services will be held Sunday, January 27 at 2:00 P.M., at Beard Mortuary, Huntington, WV. with Rev. Hubert Harvey officiating.  Burial will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery with full military rites.  The family will receive friends after 12:00 P.M on Sunday. Fred was born March 21, 1930 at Huntington, WV, the son of the late Fred E. Ellis, Sr. and Bonnie B. (Foster) Ellis.  He married Elma V. Federer on April 16, 1949.  She preceded him in death on July 27, 2003. He was also preceded in death by, an infant son, Michael M. Ellis, a sister, Dorothy Ellis of Huntington, W.V. and a brother, Roger Ellis of Hollywood, Florida.  He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl V. and Michael Kerns of Dodge City, Kansas; and a son, David G. Ellis of Pickensville, Alabama.  He is also survived by four grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, John and Judy Ellis of Tyler, Texas; a sister and brother-in-law, Kathy and William DiGiacomo of Mountain Home, Arkansas; a sister-in-law, Christina Federer of Huntington and a brother-in-law David Federer and his wife, Elsa of Norcross, GA and several nieces and nephews.  Fred graduated from East High School in Huntington and joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1947.  He served as a Nuclear Power Plant Supervisor while in the Air Force from 1961 to 1968 and retired from the Air Force after 21 years of service. Fred received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. during his tenure with the Air Force. Fred made his second career as a Nuclear Power Senior Engineer for Westinghouse Electric from 1968-1990.  He and Elma also owned Pueblo Limousine Service in Pueblo, Colorado and Limousine Masters in Antioch, Illinois during his latter years with Westinghouse Electric.  He and Elma then headed the family ownership of Marina Cove in Pickensville, Al. from 1990-2007.  He was a Past Master and a 50 year member of the Millburn Masonic Lodge in Lake Villa, Illinois and a member of the Scottish Rite in the Valley of Birmingham, Orient of Alabama, as well as being involved as a Shriner.  Fred was involved in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary as a Lt. Commander with a posting as Division Vice Captain, and, he was a member of the American Legion.  Fred was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Aliceville, Alabama. Flowers are welcome and appreciated however, contributions or memorials may also be made to the Disabled American Veterans.