Frances Camilli “Fran” Ellis went home to be with her Lord on Monday, September 14, 2015.
A brief celebration will be held at 2:15 p.m. Thursday, September 24, in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas.
Donations may be made to a veterans’ organization of your choosing.
Fran was born August 23, 1921, as Frances Camilli McKinney in Rockwall. As a daughter of the Republic of Texas, Fran was extremely proud of her heritage and spent most of her life in Texas.
She was a proud U.S. Air Force officer’s wife and a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She had a very adventurous life and lived it to the fullest. Fran was a world traveler and the life of many social gatherings. She will be missed by so many.
Following her husband’s retirement from the U.S. Air Force, they settled in Fort Worth, where she remained until 1999 when she moved to Waynesboro, Tennessee. She was a member of Waynesboro First United Methodist Church, Red Hat Society and a lifetime member of “Dixiettes” Ladies Auxiliary of the 31st Infantry Dixie Division Association. In 2014 she returned to Texas to be with her daughter and her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Irwin “El” Ellis; and her daughter, Franell May.
Fran is survived by her son-in-law, Rick May; grandson, Trae May and his wife, Lyndie, and their son, Fisher; and grandson, Case May and his wife, Allison, and their sons, Connor, Grant and Owen. She was also loved for many years by David Taylor.
