Hallie "Shorty" Ellis

Hallie Nelson Ellis, son of Anna Marie (Momm) and Hallie Dewitt Ellis, was born July 2, 1917 at Coin, Iowa. Hallie, known as "Shorty" grew up in Coin and graduated from Coin High School in 1935.
On May 13, 1939, Shorty was united in marriage to Elsie Faye Watson at Rock Port, Missouri. Their marriage was blessed with five children, Marilyn Frances, Lonnie Dale, Donald Eugene "Butch", Randy Glen, and Denny Ray. Shorty worked with his father moving houses in the Coin and Blanchard, Iowa areas and also served as town marshall for the city of Coin. In 1957, Shorty and his family moved to Malvern, Iowa. In 1961, the family moved to Colorado and lived in the communities of Kersey, Pierce, and Ault before returning to Malvern in 1969. Shorty drove a truck for Standard Chemical and later worked at the Henningsen Egg Processing Plant in Malvern. Shorty loved life and enjoyed visiting with his friends and spending time hunting and fishing. He and Elsie had been married 52 years when Elsie died on December 31, 1991. Shorty continued to live in Malvern until moving to the Villisca Good Samaritan Center in 1999. Shorty died at the Center on February 15, 2003 at the age of 85 years, 7 months, and 13 days.
Shorty was preceded in death by his parents, his beloved wife Elsie, his half-sister Helen Smith, sister Kathryn Hill, half-brothers Roy Simpsion and Earl Ellis, and son-in-law Jack Rice. Shorty is survived by his daughter Marilyn (Rice) Sage and her husband Richard of Wellington, Colorado; sons Lonnie Ellis and his wife Malu of Las Vegas, Nevada, Butch Ellis and his wife Debbie of Macclenny, Florida, Randy Ellis of Malvern, Iowa, and Denny Ellis and his wife Robin of Council Bluffs, Iowa; 11 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.