Ellis H. Mifflin

Ellis H. Mifflin

(June 12, 1922 – January 16, 2022)

Ellis Harmon Mifflin , 99, of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 8:28 a.m. Sunday, January 16, 2022 in his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 21, 2022 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Gary Sheets officiating.   Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday in the funeral home.  Graveside services with military rites will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday in Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL.  Memorials may be given to the Land of Lincoln Honor Flight and mailed to Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, 415 N. Broadway, Shelbyville, IL 62565.

Ellis was born on June 12, 1922 in Jackson County, IL near Murphysboro, the son of Frank Jefferson and Jessie Mary (Butler) Mifflin. In his early years, he worked on the farm with his father in southern Illinois.  He then served in the U.S. Navy and was a WW II veteran.  Ellis married Agnes Marie Brewer on August 13, 1945 in Ava, IL. They moved to Illiopolis, IL and Ellis began working for DeKalb.  There he was a foreman, working in the Poultry and Seed Corn Division.  In 1974, they moved to Shelbyville, where Ellis was a lead operator at Continental Bondware.  They lived in an A-Frame home near Lithia Spring for many years.  In his retirement, Ellis purchased two weaving looms and made rugs that were sold all across the United States.  He volunteered at Shelby County Community Services in Shelbyville, teaching others how to make rugs and later gave them one of his looms. He enjoyed fishing and raising rabbits and cherished his trip on the Honor Flight.

He is survived by his wife, Agnes; five children, Jean Saulsbery (Jerry) of Dawson, IL, Doris Coomer (Barry) of Springfield, IL, Larry Mifflin of Shelbyville, IL, Betty Crank (Kurt) of Placerville, CA and Linda Green (Wes) of Chatham, IL; sister, Trudy Woessner of Shelbyville, IL; eight grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and many great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter-in-law, Sue Mifflin; brother, Russell Mifflin; and four sisters, Lenora Ziha, Mary Morris, Martha Mifflin and Marjorie Brownfield.