- Date Of Birth: July 8, 1924
- Date Of Death: March 17, 2011
- State: Indiana
Jack L. Jellison, 86, of Elkhart, passed away on Thursday evening, March 17, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital from natural causes.
He was born on July 8, 1924, in Elkhart to Alpha and Garnet (Vance) Jellison.
On Oct. 26, 1946, he married the former Patricia L. Eichholtz in Elkhart. Surviving are his wife, Patricia L. Jellison of Elkhart; sons Thomas L. (Susan) Jellison and Steve C. (Becky) Jellison, both of Elkhart; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and his sister Joyce (Jim) Schauer of Beloit, Wis.
Jack was preceded in death by a daughter, Pamela Sue Jellison in 2007; brothers Bob, Don and Keith Jellison; and a sister, Miriam Hileman.
Officer Jellison was a former Captain and a Elkhart Police officer for 20 years serving from 1952 until 1972; they moved to and lived in Sarasota, Fla., for the next 30 years, where he worked at the First Federal Savings and Loan, in purchasing, security and as a courier, and tended to his fruit trees. They returned to Elkhart about six years ago to be near family.
Jack was a member of The Elkhart F.O.P. Lodge No. 52, D.A.V. Chapter 19 and was a former member of the Elks Lodge.
He served in the U.S Army during WWII with the 348th Harbor Craft Company from 1943 until his honorable discharge in 1946.
Jack was a Tampa Bay Bucs fan, enjoyed doing yard work and tinkering on anything with a motor on it.
