Roy Ellis

August 29, 2019

Roy Ellis 75, of Tallahassee died unexpectedly on August 29th at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Florida. Mr. Ellis spent his career doing what he loved, working for Leon County in the library system. When he retired a few years ago, he was working at the North Branch Library. Roy was an avid reader and made many friends throughout the years with people he worked with at the library, as well as those he met there. Outside of his work, Roy was a diehard Florida State Seminole fan of both football and baseball. Not surprising since FSU was his alma matter. Mr. Ellis is survived by his wife of 29 years, Margaret Ellis; their daughter, Lily Elisa Ellis; two stepchildren, Michael Jiminez and Julia Jiminez-Moran; two precious grandchildren, Layne and Valerie; and a sister, Carol Schub. He was preceded in death by his parents Anthony and Olive Ellis. Mr. Ellis will be missed by his family and friends. A Celebration of Life is being planned for Roy, and information regarding the date, time and place will be forthcoming. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to the Friends of the Library for Leon County, in Memory of Roy Ellis. Donations may be made online at http://cms.leoncountyfl.gov/friendsofthelibrary/Donations. Skip Young and Jackie Fulford are assisting the Ellis family.