Lona Elizabeth Ellis

Lona Elizabeth Ellis, 27, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, KS. Born February 20, 1986 in Dame, N.W. Haiti, she was the daughter of Duane and Beth (Jarrell) Huck.
Lona was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS. She graduated from Dove Academy Home School in 2005 and participated in basketball for the South Central Wildcats. Lona attended Antioch Community Church in Buttermilk, KS, where she was a member of the Worship Team. She was a member and volunteer for the Loyal Hustlers 4-H Club, assisting with photography, and was an active leader for the Community Youth Group for the past six years. Lona hosted "Life With Lona" Christian Radio Talk Show on KREJ.
Lona worked for many years as a childcare provider and was the owner/operator of Tiny Tots Daycare. She loved ALL children and also enjoyed singing, photography, and fellowship with her family and friends.
On July 6, 2005, she married Zack Ellis in Darrell and Marlene Frazier's back yard in Coldwater, KS. He survives.

Survivors include her husband: Zack Ellis, her daughter: Sabra Ellis, and her son: Tyree Ellis, of Coldwater, KS; her parents: Duane and Beth Huck of Coldwater, KS; three brothers: Jamin, Tanner, and Kaden Huck of Coldwater, KS; one sister: Chelsea Blundell and husband Jeff of Coldwater, KS; father and mother-in-law: Greg and Maxine Ellis of Coldwater, KS; sister-in-law: Sarah Koehn and husband Garth of Coldwater, KS; grandparents: Marlene Jarrell of Harrington, DE, Larry Ellis of Coldwater, KS, Faye Teeter of Protection, KS, and Roger and Sandy Hoffman of Coldwater, KS; three nieces and one nephew; a special cousin and friend: Jennifer Uhl of Wilmore, KS; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

Lona was preceded in death by a newborn son on June 24, 2013: Tegan Gregg Ellis; grandparents: Norman and Melva (Toothaker) Huck, Donald Jarrell, Walter Teeter, Eleanor (Gregg) Ellis, and Audrey Ellis; and an uncle: Scott Ellis.

Friends may call from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, June 30, 2013 with family present from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home, Coldwater, KS.

Funeral service is at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 1, 2013, at the South Central High School Gymnasium in Coldwater, KS, with Pastor Doug Johnson, Pastor Jonathan Gibson, and Dale Johnson presiding.

Burial will follow the funeral service at Crown Hill Cemetery in Coldwater, KS.

Memorials may be sent to Sabra & Tyree Ellis Education Fund in care of Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home, P.O. Box 417, Coldwater, KS 67029.