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Russell Oliver Ellis was born on 26 January 1922 in Lumberton, Burlington, New Jersey.¹ He died on 10 December 1991, at age 69, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.¹ He was buried in Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, Burlingtown, New Jersey, Cremated- Memorial Plaque.¹

C/o: Jenepher Homer
Descendants of Cornelius Ruston Crater
Generation 2
Notes for Russell Oliver Ellis:
Russell O. Ellis, served in Navy in World War II
Peapack-Gladstone -- Russell O. Ellis, 69, a Navy veteran of World War II, died Tuesday (Dec. 10, 1991) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Mr. Ellis was born in Lumberton and had lived in Peapack-Gladstone since 1937. He was a truck driver who owned and operated his own truck with Apgar Brothers Inc. of Bound Brook for 33 years, retiring two years ago. Mr. Ellis was finance officer of Somerset Hills American Legion Post 216 of Gladstone. He was a former commander of the post. He was an exempt member and past chief of the Peapack-Gladstone Fire Department, and a member of the Somerset Hills Elks Lodge No. 24 Free and Accepted Masons of Chester. Mr. Ellis was a life member of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Submarine Veterans of World War II.

He is survived by his wife, Irene Crater Ellis; two sons, Wayne E. of Landing and Bruce O. of Peapack-Gladstone; a daughter, Janet E. Pellek of Saylorsburg, Pa.; three brothers, Samuel and Harold, both of Medford, and Albert of Chamblee, Ga.; two sisters, Esther Thomas of Mableton, Ga., and Ruth Dunn of Indianapolis; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be private. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the Layton Funeral Home in Bedminster.

ELLIS, RUSSELL OLIVER COX
US NAVY VETERAN SERVICE DATES: 07/11/1942 - 10/15/1945
DATE OF BIRTH: 01/26/1922
DATE OF DEATH: 12/10/1991
DATE OF INTERMENT: 05/18/1999
BURIED AT: SECTION MA SITE 35 S BG WILLIAM C DOYLE VET'S MEM CEM, 350 PROVINCELINE ROAD, WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ 08562-0000

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Full Name: Russell Oliver Ellis
Birth: Burlington Co., NJ
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Birth: 26 Jan 1922
Death: 10 Dec 1991, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA
Cause: Heart Attack
Burial Place: Memorial Plaque at Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, Burlingtown Co., NJ
Burial Place: Ellis Homestead, Gladstone, Somerset Co., NJ
Mother: Carrie Florence Gauntt
Father: Levi Ellis
Marriage: Irene Elise Crater, 15 Apr 1944, Gladstone, Somerset Co., NJ - to Death
Occupation: Carpenter, Truck Driver

Military Branch: United States Navy
USS Bluefish
Rank: Cox
World War II
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Ancestry.com
Name: Russell O. Ellis
SSN: 140-14-9177
Born: 26 Jan 1922
Died: 10 Dec 1991
State (Year) SSN issued: New Jersey (Before 1951)

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Ancestry.com
Name: Russell Oliver Ellis
Service Info: COX US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1922
Death Date: 10 Dec 1991
Service Start Date: 11 Jul 1942
Interment Date: 18 May 1999
Cemetery: S Bg William C Doyle Vet's Mem Cem
Cemetery Address: 350 Provinceline Road Wrightstown, NJ 08562
Buried At: Section Ma Site 35

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Russell Oliver Ellis
Birth: Jan. 26, 1922, Lumberton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Death: Dec. 10, 1991, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Son of Levi and Carrie Florence Gauntt Ellis.
Husband of Irene Elise Crater.
Father of Wayne, Bruce and Janet.
Brother of Esther, Samuel, Harold, Albert and Ruth.
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Parents:
Levi Ellis (1885 - 1969)
Carrie Florence Gauntt Ellis (1896 - 1985)
Siblings:
Esther Jane Ellis Thomas (1915 - 2005)
Samuel Naglie Ellis (1917 - 2011)
Harold Levi Ellis (1918 - 2003)
Burial: Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Created by: Jenepher Homer
Record added: Aug 30, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial # 9384246.