Extracted from The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Thursday, December 7, 2000

ELLIS, DAVID A.

A boilermaker construction worker and a member of Boilermakers union Local 582, David A. Ellis departed this life Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000 at his residence. He was 49, a loving father, son, brother and friend, a resident of Batchelor and a native of Baton Rouge.

Visitation at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., until religious services in the chapel, conducted by the Rev. Tom Dolph. Interment at Port Hudson National Cemetery.

Survived by a son, James Wesley Ellis, U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne, stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C.; mother and father, George Mathew Ellis, Jr. and Mary Alice Ellis of Baker; and three brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Socorro Ellis, San Diego, and Mathew and Cheryl Ellis and Patrick and Laura Ellis, all of Baton Rouge.

Preceded in death by his grandparents, George Mathew Ellis, Sr. and Mildred Ellis, and George and Eunice Lafield.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Stephens Fund, c/o First United Methodist Church, Baker.