The Community News • P.O. Box 1031 • 203 Pecan Dr. • Aledo, TX 76008 • 817-441-7661 • FAX: 817-441-5419
Ellis was born December 18, 1937 to Hoyt Britton and Rachel Price Britton in Lorraine, Texas. Ellis graduated from high school in Stanton Texas. He married Janelle Jones in Stanton on June 28, 1958. Ellis’s life will be remembered for his amazing sense of humor, quick wit, elaborate storytelling abilities, passion for sports and most importantly his unconditional love for his family.
Ellis was preceded in death by his parents and his adored grandson, Jaison Dane Braulick.
Survivors include his wife, Janelle Britton, of Burnet, Texas; his son, James Hoyt Britton and his wife, Tracey, along with their children Dylan and Lauren of Aledo; his daughter, Juli Wehmeyer and her husband, Robert, along with their children, Britton and Chandler of Austin, Texas; his sister, Judith Havins and her husband, William, of Pleasanton, Texas; and several treasured nieces and nephews.