Funeral services for Myra June Horton Ellis, 83, of Wills Point, are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 12, 2017, at the Wills Point Church of Christ with Mark Turner and Brad Cole officiating. Interment will follow at White Rose Cemetery in Wills Point under the direction of Allan Fuller Funeral Home in Wills Point.

She passed away early Tuesday morning, January 10, 2017, at her home in Wills Point after a lengthy illness.

June was born October 14, 1933, in Wills Point, the daughter of Hubert Thomas Horton and Catherine Arlou Slaughter Horton. June welcomed a little sister in 1936, Bennie Ann Horton. Their father died in 1943, of Leukemia. In 1946, they were blessed with a new dad when Arlou married William Bruce Wilemon. He loved and cared for them as his own. June graduated from Wills Point High School in 1951. She moved to Dallas and went to work for Southwestern Bell in the billing department for a year. She wanted a better job so she attended Rutherford Metropolitan Business School. June then worked for Ford Motor Company till 1958. After a long courtship with Laurel Glynn Ellis, they married on October 5, 1956, with Corky Boyd officiating. June and Glynn made Wills Point their home and were blessed with four children, William Gregory, Catherine DeAnn, Judith Carol and Kimberly June. Besides being the role of a wife and mother, June was instrumental in establishing Fairway Shoe Store in Wills Point in 1969. She managed the store while Glynn continued as a traveling shoe salesman. June & Glynn worked side by side and made it a success. June touched many lives over the years while working at the store and teaching Bible class at the Wills Point Church of Christ, where she was a life-long member. June was a woman of faith, love, compassion and honesty, with a rare gift of kindness. June had a gentle spirit that endeared her to family, friends and caretakers. She enjoyed gardening, traveling, reading, music, movies and art. She was happiest spending time with friends, family and her beloved pets. Her intelligence, wit and unconditional love will be missed.

Preceded in death by her parents, Hubert Thomas Horton, Arlou and Bruce Wilemon; husband Glynn Ellis; sister, Bennie Ann Henson and her beloved pet, Misty.

June is survived by a son, Greg Ellis & wife, Stephanie, of Wills Point; three daughters, Cathy Turner & husband, Mark, of Wills Point, Carol Ebarb & husband, Tommy, of Wills Point and Kim Cole & husband, Brad, of Wills Point; brother-in-law, G.B. Henson, of Terrell; fourteen grandchildren, Justin Platter, Blake Howell, Grant Turner, Jessie Shank & husband, Ben, Leslie Ann Buentello & husband, Moises, Jenna Blevins, Jonathan Cole & wife, Nickiey, Katie Morris & husband, Dusty, Ashley Willingham, Jace Ellis, Jenny Sanchez & husband, Juan, Brittany Howell, Jake Ebarb, Nicki Camacho & husband, Eddie; several great-grandchildren; her beloved pets, Patches and Lucky.

A Special thanks to June's caregivers, Stella Lyons, Heaven White, Suzanne Jones, Toni Lee and many others that have helped the family give June the best care possible.

Pallbearers: Doyle Ethridge, Bill Mince, Chuck Massey, Dwight Keith, Allan Fuller and C. W. Wilson

Family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday evening from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.