Jesse Dean

Ellis

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of our much loved brother and uncle, Jesse Dean Ellis.  Dean, as the family called him, was born on March 22, 1946, to Harley and Irene Ellis.  He passed from this life on March 14, 2023.

Dean graduated from Cyril High School then went on to Southwestern State University in Weatherford where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics. Dean enlisted in the Air Force and served during the Vietnam War.  His many travels while in the Air Force took him to places like Vietnam, Guam, Holland, Germany, New Mexico and Mississippi, among other places.

While in the Air Force, Dean worked as an Avionics Technician, he worked on radios for the F4 fighter jets.  He took that skill on into civilian life and worked at Bolay Communications and Western Farmer's Electric before he retired.

Dean was a born caretaker, a quiet leader.  He moved back to Cyril and took care of his mother and father and then his sister, Harla Lane, before his own health declined in 2021.

Dean was an avid OU fan. No matter what the sport, if OU was playing, he was watching.  He also followed the Dallas Cowboys.

Dean is survived by his sister, Shirley Mobly of Moore, Oklahoma; brother, Terry Ellis of Cyril and  Charles Ellis (Pama) of McAllen, Texas; and a host of nephews and nieces who adored him. Dean was preceded in death by his mother, Irene Ellis; father, Harley Ellis; and sisters, Verlynn Moore and Harla Lane.

Funeral services will be on Monday, March 20, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at the Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel, 2500 North Council Avenue, Blanchard, Oklahoma.  Interment will be at Celestial Gardens in Cyril, Oklahoma.

Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home, Blanchard Oklahoma.  Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com .