Alain Ellis

Ellis, Alain, 78, retired first grade substitute teacher, librarian at Rockwell Library and homemaker, died Sunday, March 18, 2007. For viewing, friends may call Tuesday, March 20, noon to 9:00 P.M., Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Memorial service 1:30 P.M., Wednesday, March 21, Eastminster Presbyterian Church. Preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Blanche Nayfa. Survivors: husband, Dr. Harvey Ellis; sons, Harvey Ellis Jr. (Nadia) and Roger Ellis, all of Wichita; brother, Dr. Ernest Shadid of Norman, OK; sisters, Joy Ablah of Wichita and Juanita Wright of Oklahoma City, OK; grandchild, Soami. Memorials have been established with Hospice Care of Kansas, 3241 E. Victor Place, Wichita, KS, 67208 and Navigators, 3820 N. 30th St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80904.
For viewing, friends may call Tuesday, March 20, noon to 9:00 P.M., Downing Lahey Mortuary East.
Please accept our deepest condolences for your family’s loss.
We are sorry to read the news of Alain’s passing. Esta Sue Bumpus, our former Rockwell branch manager, often referred to Alain and her co-workers as the ‘gracious hostesses of the Rockwell branch.’ We remember her fondly and send our thoughts and prayers to the family. Cynthia Berner Harris Director of Libraries Wichita Public Library
Our prayers are with you in your time of sorrow