Richard Wright Ellison Ii

Richard Wright Ellison II, 86, of Rosebud, died Thursday, May 16, 2019, at a Rosebud Nursing Home.  Memorial services will be held on Friday, June 14, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud.

Mr. Ellison was born February 27, 1933 in Cameron to Carlton Wright and Jacque Jean Jackson Ellison. He lived in the Rosebud area all of  his life. He graduated from Rosebud High School  and from Baylor University in 1966. He was a rancher.

He is survived by two sons, Wright Ellison and wife Carolyn,  of Rosebud and Mark Ellison and wife Claudia,  of Austin, one daughter, Dana Ellison of Rosebud, three step children, Christopher Metz and wife Kim,  of Lorena, Jennifer Metz Franklin, and Jimmy Howerton and wife Ashley,  of Atlanta, Georgia, one brother, James Lucian Ellison of Mexia, 10 grandchildren, Brent, Amber, Sam, Ilana, Danny, David, Cass, Christan, Brooke, and Zach,  13 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren

He was preceded in death by a great grandchild, Kaisley Blaine Lehoski