Lynn Wendell Ellis

           Funeral service for Lynn Wendell Ellis, age 89, of Frederick, Oklahoma, was held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 22, 2017, at the Bible Baptist Church with Reverend Brent Morey and Reverend Brandon Steed, pastor, officiating             Mr. Ellis passed away Monday, June 19, 2017, at a Lawton, Oklahoma, hospital.             Burial was in the Frederick Memorial Cemetery with United States Army military honors, under the direction of Orr Gray Gish Funeral Home of Frederick.             He was born September 23, 1927, in Frederick, Oklahoma, to Ben B. and Florence (Ford) Ellis. He graduated from the 8th grade at Alpine School in 1941, and graduated from Tipton High School in 1945. He was drafted into the United States Army on August 18, 1954. He served faithfully during the conclusion of the Korean War and was honorably discharged on November 22, 1955, at Fort Bliss, Texas. He was united in marriage to Verna Purkey on July 10, 1962, in Oklahoma City. Lynn’s ancestors were early pioneers and homesteaded property in the Land Lottery.  He learned to farm at an early age and farmed for the duration of his working life. The land they homesteaded and farmed was still in the family until just recently. He was a self taught mechanic and also began working at Dallas Airmotive (later Aviall). He worked as a machinist for over 30 years, both in Frederick and then in Dallas, Texas, when the company relocated. After his retirement in 2003, he returned to Frederick to live. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Bible Baptist Church, of Frederick.             He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother: Earl B. Ellis; a sister: Eleanor Edna Young; and an uncle: Roy Ellis.             Survivors include a son: Jeff Ellis and wife  Stephanie, of Frederick, Oklahoma; two grandchildren: James Ellis and wife Jacklyn, and Alia Lingle and husband Matt; three great grandchildren: Keirsten, Alexander and Caleb; nieces: Lynda Ellis Floyd and husband Roy, Lydia Newton, Jeanie Scott and husband Merlin, Kathy Ellis Pennycuff and husband Rick, and Carla Ellis Lively and husband David; two nephews: Bobby Eskridge and wife Colleen and Rick Young and wife Darla; and a host of great nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.             Memorial contributions may be sent to the Bible Baptist Church, 1600 N. 15th Street, Frederick, OK 73542, in loving memory of Lynn Ellis. Orr Gray Gish Funeral Home111 N. 11th StreetFrederick, OK 73542(580) 335-2112