Keith Ellison

Name:    Keith Ellison                                Age:    93
Address:    Lewistown, IL
Date of Death:    Friday, July 3, 2015         Time:   4:30 p.m.    
Place:        Graham Hospital, Canton, IL
Date of Birth:     March 13, 1922        Place:    Pleasant Township, Fulton County, IL
Parents:    Carl and Ruth (Snowden) Ellison
Married:    Betty Leng on July 7, 1946 in Victoria, IL. Betty preceded Keith in death on December 19, 1990. Keith later married Dottie Hunt on February 13, 1994 in Lewistown, IL. She survives. 
Survivors:    Wife-Dottie Ellison of Lewistown, IL
Daughter- Kathy Bloyd of Lewistown, IL
        Daughter- Ruth Ann Ellison of Springfield, IL
        Step-Son- Jeffery (and Tammy) Sharp of Princeville, IL
        Step-Son- Gregory Sharp of East Peoria, IL
        2 Granchildren- Todd Bloyd and Marcy (and J.D.) Lantz
        5 Step Grandchildren- Sarah Sharp, Madison Sharp, Ronnee Sharp, Ryan Sharp            and Aaron Sharp
        5 Great-Grandchildren- Kristin, Kati and Griffin Bloyd, Gunner and Tatumn
                        Lantz
        Sister- Laura May Azbell of Ipava, IL
        Nephew- Scott Azbell of Quincy, IL
Preceded by:      parents
Occupation:  farmed in the Ipava and Vermont area
Military:         US Army serving from 1943 to 1945, TEC 5, 573rd Ambulance Company, 

Memberships:   United Methodist Church in Lewistown, Ipava American Legion Post 17, Ipava Masonic Lodge #213 for over 50 years, Havana VFW  Post 6408, Shriner Scottish Rite Valley of Peoria for nearly 50 years 
Services:       2 pm on Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Place:          United Methodist Church in Lewistown, IL
Officiating:     Pastor Deryck Sonaram
Visitation:          6-8 pm on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at the United Methodist Church in Lewistown with Masonic Services conducted at 8:00 pm by the Ipava Masonic Lodge #213
Interment:     Ipava Cemetery, Ipava, IL with military rites provided by the Ipava American
        Legion Post #17.
Memorials:      Havana VFW Post 6408 or United Methodist Church of Lewistown, IL
Services By:      Shawgo Memorial Home, Astoria, IL. Online condolences may be given            to the family at www.shawgomemorialhome.org