William P. 'Bill' Ellis, 57

ST. JAMES CITY, Fla. - William P. "Bill" Ellis, of St. James City, passed peacefully in his home on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. He was 57. Born to Joseph and Emogene Ellis, April 2, 1952, in Easton, Md., Bill graduated in 1970 from Laurel Senior High School. A loving husband and father, devoted brother, son and grandfather, Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Emogene Ellis. He is survived by his loving wife, Jackie; children, William Ellis and April Callaway; brother, Charles Ellis; and five grandchildren. He will be desperately missed. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26 at St. Philips Episcopal Church, 600 South Central Ave., Laurel. The Rev. Dr. Howard Backus officiated. Interment will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Laurel. Funeral arrangements are in the care of the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home.