MR. EVAN JOHN ELLIS. MIDDLE GRANVILLE, WASHINGTON CO, NEW YORK.
The death of Evan J. Ellis, 67, occurred suddenly Friday morning at 10 o'clock while he was at work slating the roof of the new Granville post office building. After being stricken, he was saved from falling forty feet below to the street by Griffith Davies, another workman near him, who caught him. The physician who was summoned, pronounced death due to a heart attack.Mr. Ellis' death occured soon after his arrival.He was a native of Wales, born March 10th, 1869, the son of John and Margaret Ellis. He came to Granville fifty years ago. He was a well known musician and prominent as a choir leader, he having been leader of many choirs in the different Eisteddfodau; also directed church choirs for special events at Christmas and easter time. He was a slater by profession.
The survivors are his wife and one daughter, Miss Marjorie Ellis, who is leader of the newly organized women's choir of the Presbyterian Church in Granville and fills the position of supervisor of music in the Hartford and North Granville schools.
Largely attended funeral services were conducted from his late home Monday afternoon, Rev. S. E. Prytherch, pastor of the Peniel Presbyterian Church officiating with an impressive service. Three of his favourite Welsh hymns were sung by different choirs including one by the Welsh choir and another by the members of both choirs meking forty voices. These choir selections added greatly to the impressiveness of the services for the late music lover, who had passed on to rest and to hear the 'Heavenly Voices.'
The bearers were Robert O. Roberts, Harry K. Williams, Griffith Davies, Harry Thomas, Thomas Rowlands and Evan J. Williams. The burial was in Mettowee Valley Cemetery. Many floral tributes of beauty covered the casket and marked the grave.
Mr. Ellis will be greatly missed in the home, where he was a kind and loving husband and father; also by a host of friends for his jovial dosposition and ready wit. One of Mr. Ellis' greatest pleasures was a friendly chat with his acquaintances.