Myra June Horton Ellis

Myra June Horton Ellis
1933-2014

Funeral services for Myra June Horton Ellis, 83, of Wills Point, were held Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, at the Wills Point Church of Christ with Mark Turner and Brad Cole officiating.  Interment followed at White Rose Cemetery under the direction of Allan Fuller Funeral Home.
Mrs. Ellis passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at her home in Wills Point after a lengthy illness. 
She was born Oct. 14, 1933, in Wills Point, to Hubert Thomas Horton and Catherine Arlou Slaughter Horton.  She welcomed a little sister, Bennie Ann Horton, in 1936. Their father died in 1943, of leukemia. In 1946, they were blessed with a new dad when Arlou married William Bruce Wilemon.  He loved and cared for them as his own.  June graduated from Wills Point High School in 1951.  She moved to Dallas and went to work for Southwestern Bell in the billing department for a year.  She wanted a better job so she attended Rutherford Metropolitan Business School.  June then worked for Ford Motor Company till 1958.  After a long courtship with Laurel Glynn Ellis, they married on Oct. 5, 1956, with Corky Boyd officiating. They made Wills Point their home and were blessed with four children, William Gregory, Catherine DeAnn, Judith Carol, and Kimberly June.  Besides being the role of a wife and mother, she was instrumental in establishing Fairway Shoe Store in Wills Point in 1969.  She managed the store while Ellis continued as a traveling shoe salesman.  They worked side by side and made it a success.  She touched many lives over the years while working at the store and teaching Bible class at the Wills Point Church of Christ, where she was a life-long member. She was a woman of faith, love, compassion and honesty, with a rare gift of kindness.  She had a gentle spirit that endeared her to family, friends and caretakers.  She enjoyed gardening, traveling, reading, music, movies and art.  She was happiest spending time with friends, family and her beloved pets.  Her intelligence, wit and unconditional love will be missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Hubert Thomas Horton, Arlou and Bruce Wilemon; husband, Glynn Ellis; sister, Bennie Ann Henson; and her beloved pet, Misty.
Survivors include her son, Greg Ellis and wife, Stephanie; daughters, Cathy Turner and husband, Mark, Carol Ebarb and husband, Tommy, Kim Cole and husband, Brad, all of Wills Point; brother-in-law, G.B. Henson of Terrell; 14 grandchildren, Justin Platter, Blake Howell, Grant Turner, Jessie Shank and husband, Ben, Leslie Ann Buentello and husband, Moises, Jenna Blevins, Jonathan Cole and wife, Nickiey, Katie Morris and husband, Dusty, Ashley Willingham, Jace Ellis, Jenny Sanchez and husband, Juan, Brittany Howell, Jake Ebarb, Nicki Camacho and husband, Eddie; several great-grandchildren; and her beloved pets, Patches and Lucky.
Pallbearers were Doyle Etheridge, Bill Mince, Chuck Massey, Dwight Keith, Allan Fuller and C. W. Wilson
A special thanks to her caregivers, Stella Lyons, Heaven White, Suzanne Jones, Toni Lee and many others that have helped the family give her the best care possible.