He leaves to cherish his memories, his wife: Dominic Ellis of Starkville, MS; his father: Eluster (Ethel) Ellis of Chicago, IL; two sons: Roderick (Courtney) Jackson, Roderick Ellis (Larod) both of Starkville, MS; two daughters: Hannah Ellis and Taylor Nix both of Starkville, MS; one brother: Norris (Julie) Thompson of Detroit, MI; four sisters: Evette (Richard) Shelton of Brooksville, MS, Belinda Ellis of Gaithersburg, MD; Pamela (John) Williams, Kecia (James) Bobbit all of Chicago, IL; seven grandchildren.