Mabel Irene Ellis of Denton, Texas, passed away peacefully on Dec. 13, 2012, at age 99. She was born Sept. 24, 1913, in Carlyle. She graduated from Humboldt High School in 1931 and attended both Wichita and Pittsburg business colleges.
She taught one year at Cherry Grove Country School.
Mabel married Paul Herbert Ellis in 1938 and they moved to Iola, where Paul was manager of Ellis Motor Company.
In 1964, Paul and Mabel moved to Denton, Texas, where they opened Denton Dodge. They operated the dealership until their retirement in 1988.
Mabel was an accomplished pianist, playing for her high school glee club and later for her church, St. John’s Catholic Church, Iola. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Denton.
Survivors include two sons and their wives, Herbert Ellis (Ruth), Sanger, Texas, and Steve Ellis (Mary Kay), Spring, Texas; grandchildren, Janie Ellis Bill, Sanger, Mike Ellis, Phoenix, Ariz., Stephanie Moore, Spring, and Allison Miller, Danville, Calif..; step-grandchildren, Heath Allen, Jennifer Allen, and Justin McGuffin; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul.
Visitation and a rosary will be at DeBerry Funeral Directors, Denton, on Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. with rosary at 6 p.m. Deacon Emelio “Popo” Gonzalez will officiate.
Funeral services will be at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Denton on Monday at 11 a.m. with Father Tim Thompson officiating. Rosary will be at Waugh-Yokum and Friskel Chapel, Iola, on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Burial will be on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Humboldt under the direction of Waugh-Yokum and Friskel Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Immaculate Conception Catholic School or to the Monsignor Charles King Emergency Outreach Center, both at 2255 N. Bonnie Brae, Denton, Texas 76201.
Mabel Ellis
