FORT WORTH -- Helen Ellis passed away at the age of 91 on Sunday, July 22, 2012. Helen Ellis was born April 23, 1921, in Durant Okla. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Franklin Ellis; sons, Kenneth Leon Ellis and Danny Carroll Ellis; daughter-in-law, Patricia E. Keefer Ellis; son-in-law, Alfred E. Linton; and grandchildren, Dana Ellis and Chuck Ellis. Survivors: Helen leaves behind a sister, Thelma Sheffield; five children, Frances Geraldine Ellis Linton, Truman Charles Ellis, Ronald Lee Ellis, Bobby Clayton Ellis and Richard Allen Ellis; four daughters-in-law, Laura E. Ellis, Elizabeth A. Ellis, Linda G. Ellis and Rebecca G. Ellis; 19 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren.