Ray Ed Ellison

Funeral services for Ray Ed Ellison, 41, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 30, 2023, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.    

Mr. Ellison passed away at 1:02 p.m., Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at University Hospital, Columbia, Missouri.  

He was born May 21, 1982, at West Plains, Missouri, to Robert Dale Ellison and Debra Belcher.  Mr. Ellison was a mechanic.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, spending time with his fiancé and boys.  He always enjoyed visiting his best friend, Lenny Johnson.  Ray also enjoyed going to Silver Dollar City with his family, his sister, Pam and nephew, Kaase.

He is survived by his fiancé Stacey O’Banion; three children, Kenneth, Tyler and Jacob Ellison; his mother, Debra Trott; two sisters, Pamela Johnson and Rebecca Ellison; his best friend, Lenny Johnson; and his nieces and nephews, Dakota and Kaase Johnson, Christian Hord, Kenneth D., Devin, Araina, Dominic, Steven, Justice, Zoey, Rylon, Peyton and Colson Ellison. 

His father and grandparents, Ed and Ruth Ellison and Roy Peachie Hicks and Altia Hicks, preceded him in death.   

Visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Memorial contributions may be made to the family and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.