Linda Ann Ellis

Linda Ann Ellis of Bozman, MD, died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at home. Born in Woodbury, NJ, on April 6, 1940, she was the daughter of Dorothy B. Van Osten of Ocean View, NJ, and the late Dale Van Osten. She graduated from Penns Grove Regional High School, Penns Grove, NJ, in 1958. She attended Goldey Beacom Business College in Wilmington, DE, where she studied stenography. She also attended the University of Georgia. On Sept. 21, 1959, she married William Geiger Ellis, Jr., in Carney's Point, NJ. They resided in Bozman for nearly 50 years where they enjoyed fishing the Chesapeake Bay, gardening, and community volunteer work. Her employment included being a stenographer in the graduate office at the University of North Carolina. She also was employed by Easton's Star Democrat for 16 years where she was community editor for 11 years. Her memberships have included the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary where she held several offices, including the publications officer and marine dealer visitor. She was qualified to be a vessel examiner in which she performed free vessel safety checks on recreational boats. For these efforts, she received the Jeremiah Valliant Distinguished Service Award in the year 2000. She was a member of the Memorial Hospital Community Association for a number of years in which she held the office of Secretary. She also was secretary of the Christian Women of Bozman. In addition to her husband, she is survived by four children and their spouses, Lee Ann James of Wilmar, AZ, William G. Ellis, III, and wife Joy of Ball Ground, GA, Victoria L. Allen of Fort Valley, GA, and Dr. Garrettson S. Ellis of Germantown, TN. She also is survived by five grandchildren, Darren and Henry James, and Garrett and Leeanna Allen, and Maxwell Ellis. According to the wishes of the deceased, there will be a visitation for friends and family between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m., Thursday, May 3, at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., in Easton. Interment will be at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to either the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, which does research for CMML, or to the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center -- Leukemia Research -- at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Linda Ann Ellis

April 6, 1940 - April 22, 2012