Ellis Ross, age 85, of 1345 Michigan Ave. SW, and formerly of 828 Frank Ave. SE, Huron, died Sunday, September 26, 2004, at the Huron Nursing Home. His funeral service will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday, September 29, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Richard Rinearson officiating. Burial will be at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Friends may call this Tuesday afternoon and evening at the Welter Funeral Home or prior to the service at the church Wednesday morning. Herbert Ellis Ross was born on July 3, 1919, to Fred and Belle (Clark) Ross in Argonne, SD. He attended Argonne Public Schools, graduating in 1936. He moved to Huron and worked for Edwin Sibley in the delivery business. He operated Huron Transfer from 1946 to 1974, most of the time being affiliated with Allied Van Lines. He also ran a feed-hauling business in connection with Farmland Industries. In May 1976 he was named fire inspector for the city of Huron and continued in that position until his retirement in 1982. For many years he was in charge of the camping facilities at the state fair grounds. He married Lucille Charlotte Smith on May 12, 1940, in Huron. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Yeldez Shrine, Masonic Lodge, Elks Lodge, Huron Sertoma Club, and the Beadle Bums Camping group. He is a life-time board member of the Salvation Army board, and a past president of the Huron Chamber of Commerce. He was active in the South Dakota Movers & Warehousemans Association, and a 40-year-member of the Huron Fire Department, serving as chief for 14 years. He loved to fish and hunt in his earlier years and later enjoyed playing golf. He and Lucille spent their winters in Arizona and camped around South Dakota in the summer. His family was blessed to call him Father and Grandfather. He was a loving care giver for Lucille during her last years. He is survived by two sons, Richard (Judy) Ross and Loren (Connie) Ross, both of Huron; three grandchildren, Wendy (Marvin) Clark of Brookings, Scott (Traci) Ross, and Carrie Thomas, all of Huron; three great grandchildren, Zoey Thomas, Kaylei Ross, and Allison Clark; one brother-in-law, Roy C. Smith of Canyon City, CO; one half-sister, Zona (Myron) Zeeck; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his step-mother, Inez Ross; his wife, Lucille on September 5, 2004; two half-sisters, Stella Sibley, and Alice Ross; and one half-brother, Wayne Olmstead.