James S. Ellis, Sr, 69, of Lancaster, passed away March 3, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born May 26, 1952 in Johnstown, PA., son of the late Samuel R. Ellis and Dolores E. (Swansboro) Ellis. Preceded in death by brother, Thomas R. Ellis, Sr.
Survived by wife, Dorothy (Walton) Ellis of Lancaster; children, James S. Ellis, Jr. (Carrie) of Lancaster, Craig Ellis (Heather) of Lancaster, Ricky Ellis of Lancaster, and Erika Ellis (Mathew Sheaffer) of Lancaster; 5 grandchildren; and 3 great grandchildren.
A devoted husband and father, James enjoyed driving truck passionately for over 20 years.
Cremation Services of Lancaster 717-273-6283
To the family: I am sad to hear about Jim. My condolences to all the family. He talked about his kids and grandkids often. We spent many hours together driving for Freightliner while delivering a truck or picking one up, so we had a lot of time to talk. It was difficult to pass up a place to get coffee. We had all the reward cards for the most popular ones. After working 8 hours already and finding ourselves on the Turnpike heading toward Philly, we would stop at the truck stop at Bowmansville for an afternoon boost. My personal favorite was called “Hyper Drive”. It provided the fuel to stay alert for a few more hours. I will always think of Jim when travelling on the many highways and country roads that we navigated together. We had some fun times and some not so fun times over the years together, but we always got back safe and got up to do it again. I consider him my friend and will greatly miss him. Rest in Peace. (To Ricky. If you have his phone, my contact info is in there. Call sometime. I would like to hear from you. Mikey.)
Thank you for your kind words! My dad was a hard worker and worked that hard for his family. I know for a fact that my dad enjoyed those coffee boosts as well.