HOMER J. ELLISON JR.

February 1, 1951 - July 10, 2020

Homer J. Ellison Jr., 69, of Southington, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Buchannon, West Virginia to Homer and Edna “Maxine” (Burdette) Ellison. The family moved to Nelson in 1952 where he lived the majority of his life. Spending time swimming in the pond and splashing in the creek, fishing, running around and playing on the back roads, with his siblings, cousins and the neighborhood kids. His first job was at Silica Sand bagging and lifting 100lb. bags of sand. After the closing of Silica he had a variety of jobs until his retirement. He spent countless hours fishing off the causeway at Mosquito Lake where he loved to fish. He was known for his love in collecting items and spent hours sorting and organizing his various collections. He would say "others junk, are my treasures". He was often found in the pole barn tinkering with just about anything, from crafting wooden bird houses to assembling or disassembling small motors and even taking a nap. Although he never had children of his own he loved children, and enjoyed interacting with them. He was very generous and loved donating to various organizations. Homer will be loved and never forgotten by his loving siblings, Mildred Perrine of Windham, Curtis (Carmalee) Ellison of Hyrum, Utah, Warren (Maria) Ellison of Kent, Eva Ellison of Ephrium, Utah, Edward (Stella) Ellison of Mantua, Jesse (Debra) Ellison of Garrettsville, and Barbara Wells of Southington; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Joanne and nephew Marvin Perrine. Please join the family for visitation for Homer on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Mallory-DeHaven-Carlson Funeral Home & Cremation Services 8382 Center St. Garrettsville, OH. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM also at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Harrington Cemetery. Social Distancing Rules will apply. Please wear a mask.