June Evelyn Griffin Ellis

Graveside Services for Mrs. June Evelyn Griffin Ellis, 88, of Monroe, LA will be held at 2:30 P.M., Monday, April 4, 2016 at Hasley Cemetery Pavilion in West Monroe, LA with John Ellis officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Monroe, LA. June, known to her friends as “Griff”, was born March 8, 1928, and passed away April 2, 2016. She attended Georgia Tucker Grammar School, graduated from Neville High School. June attended Brenau University and she had degrees from both, LA Tech and LSU. She was a 50 year plus member of Tri-Delta Sorority, where she was inducted into The Golden Circle. June was preceded in death by her husband, Wilfred E. Ellis, Jr.; and brothers, Durwood, Lawton, and Howard Griffin and special friends, Clowe Wright and Yvonne Herron. Survivors include her children, Terri Trammell and husband Jack, Robert Ellis and wife Gerri, John Ellis and wife Kim, and Jeri Tennis and husband Paul; grandchildren, Amy Bartlett and husband Michael, Kristen Gorski and husband Kevin, Cydni Hanks and husband Kevin, Jordan, Griffin and Casey Ellis, Avery and Collens Tennis; great grandchildren, Ava Bartlett and Ellis Gorski; special friends, Phillip Strickland, Kelley Keahey, Adele Ransom, Mike Husted, Betty Locke and numerous nieces, nephews and all her many friends, which are too many to mention. Pallbearers will be Warren Perkins, Burg Ransom, Scott Rogers, Scott Foust, Wayne Petrus, Bruce McEacharn, Johnnye Ford and Joe Ford. Honorary pallbearers will be Bubba from Mohawk, Cig Tidwell, Dinky Liner, Ron Alexander, John Pruitt, Tommy and Lawrence from Bayou DeSaird Country Club. Visitation will be held from 12:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M., Monday, April 4, 2016 at Mulhearn Funeral Home in Monroe, LA.The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Michael Archie and his nurse, Gayle, and Dr. Owen Myers and his nurse, Lacy, and Synergy Home Health. And a special thanks to Melanie, Marilyn and Betty at Bayou DeSaird Country Club for always checking on her with the daily lunch specials.