Mark Ellis

Mr. Mark Ellis, 51, of Dalton passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.

Mark was a 1984 graduate of Dalton High School and a graduate of the University of Georgia. He was a member of ChristChurch Presbyterian and was also a big influence in many medical communities.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, J.L. and Maude Tatum, and John and Mary Eddie Ellis.

Mark is survived by his loving wife, Ryann Ellis and children, Marlee Ellis, Claire Ellis and Counsel Payne all of Dalton; mother, Janice Tatum Ellis of Dalton; father, Larry Ellis of Apison, TN; mother-in-law, Linda Ray Center of Gulf Shores, Alabama and formerly of Dalton; grandmother-in-law, Claire Ray of Dalton and many special friends.

Funeral services will be on Saturday at 3 p.m. from ChristChurch Presbyterian with the Rev. Larry Flanagan and the Rev. Phillip Cannon officiating.

Burial will be in West Hill Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Love Funeral Home on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m and on Saturday from 11 to 2 p.m.

Flowers will be accepted or the family requests that memorials may be made to The Mark Ellis Memorial Fund, c/o Community Foundation of N.W. Georgia, P.O. Box 942, Dalton Ga. 30722-0942.

Words of comfort may be sent to the family at www.lovefuneralhomega.com.

Love Funeral Home, 1402 N. Thornton Ave. Dalton is in charge of arrangements.