Hinton Daily News and Leader, Hinton, West Virginia
Saturday, March 8, 1924, page 1
John Lee Ellison, a well-known and respected citizen of Hinton, died last evening at 7:40 from pneumonia. He was ill only six days and up to that time was apparently in good health. Mr Ellison was in the prime of life, having started on the 48th year of his life last September 23rd.
Mr Ellison has been a resident of Hinton for some time, coming here from Ellison, W Va, about fifteen years ago. For a number of years after he came to Hinton he was the owner of a general merchandise store situated at the Avis crossing. He sold out several years ago to J M Parker and since then has conducted a taxi service.
Mr Ellison was an ardent republican in his politics and had just been appointed a registrar in the Greenbrier precinct.
A great many close relatives, many of them residents of this city survive Mr Ellison. Three children by his first wife, who was Rosie Lilly, of Ellison, survive, Claude Ellison, of Hinton; Mrs F A Spade, of Hinton, and Ohley Ellison, of Russell, Ky. No children were born to his second union with Miss Ella Harvey, of Flat Top, W Va. His third wife, who was Miss Stella Barker, survives her husband and the two children by this union, Oswald, aged ten and Mary Pauline, aged 8. Mr Ellison is also survived by his parents, Mr and Mrs L D Ellison, and six brothers, Herman Ellison, C E Ellison, Robert Ellison, Fred Ellison, all of Hinton; Will Ellison, of Whitcomb, W Va, and Edward M Ellison, of Huntington; and two sisters, Mrs D L Lane and Mrs C C Shippe, of this city.
Other relatives surviving Mr Ellison are J W Barker, of True, W A Barker, of Hinton; Bessie F Law, of Pipestem, Mrs M J Crews, of Jumping Branch, and Sadie C Lilly, of Camp Creek.
The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock at the First Baptist church of which Mr Ellison was a member, and will be conducted by Rev O P Lloyd, assisted by Rev H P Hackney.
Contributor: Anonymous (48825891)

Name: John Lee/Ellison
Sex: Male
Death Date: 07 Mar 1924
Death Place: Summers County, WV
Age at Death: 48y 5m 15d
Burial Place:
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1875
Birth Place: W. Va.
Marital Status: M
Spouse:
Occupation: Taxi Business
Mother: Mary/Wills
Mother's Birth Place: W. Va.
Father: Lorenzo Dow/Ellison
Father's Birth Place: W. Va.