Barbara J. Ellis, 78, Marion, died Monday, May 29, 2023, at Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw.

She was born Sept. 8, 1944. In January 1979, she married Melvin L. Ellis, who preceded her in death in 1993.

She is survived by her children, Candy (Jim Sr.) Farkas, Knox, and Dennis (Maureen) Horn, Houston; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and her brother, Harold Shears.

McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels, Warsaw, handled arrangements.