William ‘Billy’ Franklin Ellison

William “Billy” Franklin Ellison, 53, of Prairie Grove, Ark., passed away Saturday, Aug.

12, 2017, at his home.

He was born Nov. 26, 1963, in Pryor, Okla., the son of Eldon and Sandra (Lindsey) Ellison.

He served 6 years in the United States Air Force as a Sergeant (SGT) with his specialty as a security specialist. He served as a reserve police officer in Blytheville, Ark., for one year.

He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, cooking, playing computer games and working in his yard.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his grandparents, Gwen and John Howerton; and two uncles, Frankie Gene and Robert Short.

He is survived by his wife, Carol Ellison; six children, Stevie Ellison and husband Adam Dennis, Bo Ellison and wife Brandy, Lindsey Ellison, Darin Hooper and wife Heather, Brandon Hooper and wife Sara, and Katherine Hooper; two sisters, Tris Chew and Tara Kennedy; and two brothers, Johnny Ellison and John W Manley; 10 grandchildren, Aiden “Mex” Hooper, Ethan Hooper, Jackson Hooper, Asher Dennis, Kaylin Cook, Derrick Griggs, Michael McAdoo, Lacie McAdoo, Lillian McAdoo and Asher McAdoo and one grandchild on the way, Paisley Ellison.

Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, at Cookson Methodist Church in Cookson, Okla.

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