Ellis Jones

Ellis Lebron Jones, Sr., 59, of Chattanooga, passed away Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, in a

local hospital. He was a 1980 graduate of Kirkman High School and attended Chattanooga State.

Ellis was a veteran of the United States Navy and was formerly employed with RHA Health Services.

Survivors include his sons, Ellis Jones, Jr. and Samuel Jones; daughters, Eva Jones,

Elisabeth Jones, Kezia Jones, Rachel Jones, and Hannah Jones; 2 grandchildren; father, Matthew Jones, Sr.; mother, Mary Jones Grace; brothers, Matthew Jones, Jr. and Gerald Jones, all of

Chattanooga; a host of other relatives and friends.

Ellis will lie-in-state today at 9 a.m. at Taylor

Funeral Home. Funeral service will follow at 12:30 p.m. in the chapel with Pastor Ronald B. Cook, Sr. as the eulogist. Burial in Chattanooga National Cemetery.