{"id":100121,"date":"2026-05-28T12:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=100121"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:46:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:46:54","slug":"joel-jeffrey-ellis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=100121","title":{"rendered":"Joel Jeffrey Ellis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--AUTO-AD-BEFORE-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\"\n        data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n        data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Thumbnail-11.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Thumbnail-11.webp 340w, https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Thumbnail-11-232x300.webp 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joel Jeffrey Ellis, 59, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 11:55 am, Monday, May 25, 2026, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. He was born on September 12, 1966, in Memphis, Tennessee, to David and Shirley (Harvey) Ellis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joel was a 1985 graduate of Wabash High School. He married Lora Ann (Henry) Bickett on July 8, 2017, after spending 20 years together. Joel worked at GDX in Wabash for 18 years and attended Treaty Church of Christ. He was a gifted woodworker; very artistic and deliberate with his woodworking creations. Above all, Joel enjoyed spending time with his family and grandkids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is survived by his wife, Lora Ellis of Wabash; parents, David and Shirley Ellis; son, Jacob (Morgan) Ellis of Indianapolis, Indiana; two stepchildren, Stacy (Mark) Kirkpatrick of Marion, Indiana and Richard (Michelle) Kelly of Jacksonville, Florida; two brothers, Dave (Janet) Ellis, II, of Lindbergh, Georgia, and Mark (Becky) Ellis of Wabash; grandson, Hayden Ellis, and step grandchildren, Mark, Logan, and Payton Kirkpatrick, and Henry and Harper Kelly. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Don and Frances Ellis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The memorial guest book for Joel may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/grandstaffhentgen-funeral-service-inc.tributestore.com\/?oId=48503545&amp;tag=&amp;source=tco_description&amp;_cdx=GA1.1.1063076319.1748016019:GS2.1.s1779986455$o156$g1$t1779986754$j58$l0$h0&amp;tcouuid=1cae89c4-0559-47cd-a331-9f5ecaffa5cf&amp;mtph=1\">send flowers<\/a>&nbsp;to the family or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tree-tc.tributestore.com\/?oId=48503545&amp;tag=&amp;source=tco_description&amp;_cdx=GA1.1.1063076319.1748016019:GS2.1.s1779986455$o156$g1$t1779986754$j58$l0$h0&amp;tcouuid=1cae89c4-0559-47cd-a331-9f5ecaffa5cf&amp;mtph=1\">plant a tree<\/a>&nbsp;in memory of Joel Ellis, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/grandstaffhentgen-funeral-service-inc.tributestore.com\/?oId=48503545&amp;tag=&amp;source=tco_description&amp;_cdx=GA1.1.1063076319.1748016019:GS2.1.s1779986455$o156$g1$t1779986754$j58$l0$h0&amp;tcouuid=1cae89c4-0559-47cd-a331-9f5ecaffa5cf&amp;mtph=1\">visit our floral store.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<!--AUTO-AD-AFTER-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\"\n        data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joel Jeffrey Ellis, 59, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 11:55 am, Monday, May 25, 2026, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. He was born on September 12, 1966, in Memphis, Tennessee, to David and Shirley (Harvey) Ellis. Joel was a 1985 graduate of Wabash High School. He married Lora Ann (Henry) Bickett on July 8, 2017, after &#8230; <a title=\"Joel Jeffrey Ellis\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=100121\" aria-label=\"Read more about Joel Jeffrey Ellis\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[261],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Wade Weaver","author_link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?author=3"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?cat=261\" rel=\"category\">Obituaries2<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Joel Jeffrey Ellis, 59, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 11:55 am, Monday, May 25, 2026, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. He was born on September 12, 1966, in Memphis, Tennessee, to David and Shirley (Harvey) Ellis. Joel was a 1985 graduate of Wabash High School. 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