- Date Of Birth: October 30, 1936
- Date Of Death: August 5, 2022
- State: Florida
Bryon Gregory Ellison passed away August 5th 2022 at his home in Morriston Florida. Byron
Ellison and his wife Barbara Ellison were married for 50 years before her passing on February
18, 2022. They were childhood friends before their marriage for 15 years.
He was born on October 30th, 1936 and raised in Clearwater Florida, the only child of Byron J
Ellison and Dorthy Ellison. As a young child, Byron was on Broadway and in plays such as Life
With Father and I Remember Momma. At age 14, Byron maintained and ran a radio show at
WTAN. Byron then began his pilot training at 16 and got his license the same year. At 17 he
joined The United States marines, where he specialized in electronics. He continued applying
his skills in electronics at the company RCA, NASA, and national defense. He was project
manager at AUTEC, and then went into private business. This included being a stockbroker,
being heavily involved in the aviation business, and the restaurant business where he managed
27 burger kings. In his later life, he created a business called Exchange Street which was
involved in radio stations, telephone companies, bankruptcies for a federal judge, and many
other projects. He also authored 10 books and over 27 articles. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion.
Byron is preceded in death by his mother and father, his wife Barbara-Ann Patton Ellison,
daughter Colleen T. Moringstar and his son Richard L. Ellison-Craig.
Mark Ellison, Jody K Shroy, Tamara E. Shroy, J. C. Todd; his grandchildren and step
grandchildren: Bonnie Chavez, Rene Slaughter, Tammi Johns, Adam Ellison, Jessica Elliison,
Jannah Cain, Shannon Mobley, Daniel Webb, Ray Webb, Marjory Morningstar, Charles
Moringstar; his great grandchildren and step great grandchildren: Jace Downing, Felicity Johns,
Braxton Lewis, Samantha Slaughter, Sam Chavez, Savannah Chavez-Waring, Chase Cain,
Lincoln Mobley, Kennedy Mobley, Caroline Webb, Dean Webb, Gunner Kirkland, Jack Kirkland,
Edward Holtz, Mia Morningstar, Isaiah Morningstar, Andrew, Trent and Oliver Ellison, Tristen,
Treyce and Irelynne Edworthy and Emily, Isiah and Sebastian; his great great granddaughter:
Luna Waring.
