It is with great sadness that the family of Jonny Lane Ellzey announces his death on Friday, July 20, 2007 at the age of 60, following a courageous battle with cancer.
Jonny is survived by his mother, Shirley Ellzey of Natchitoches, LA; three sisters, Jean O’Brien and Marsha Roy of Natchitoches, LA; Marno Breaux of Destrahan, LA; one daughter, Jennifer Seard of Waco, TX, and one grandson. He was preceded in death by his father, Ralph Ellzey.
Jonny was born in Atlanta, TX on July 17, 1947. He grew up in Marthaville, LA and in Natchitoches, LA. He served in the US Navy from 1966 - 1970, receiving several commendations for service in Viet Nam.
He was a licensed contractor in the State of Louisiana and was a member of both the Louisiana Home Builders Association and the Natchitoches Parish Homebuilders Association.
In his long career as a builder, he was a superintendent for hotel construction across the United States and personally built and remodeled over a hundred homes in the Natchitoches area. Mr. Ellzey also owned rental properties for over 27 years in Natchitoches.
Visitation will be held on Monday, July 23, 2007 from 5 PM until 8PM at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home, 848 Keyser Avenue, Natchitoches, LA.
Funeral Service in the chapel of Blanchard St. Denis will be held at 2 PM on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Interment will follow in Memory Lawn Cemetery, Natchitoches, LA.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Jonny Ellzey Basketball Scholarship, NSU Athletic Association, NSU Field House, Natchitoches, LA 71457.