Dale Ellis, age 82, died on Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Amarillo, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, August 1, 2025, at the Amistad Church, in Amistad, New Mexico with Pastor Kenneth W. Tidmore, officiating. Burial will follow in the Amistad Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton.

Dale Ellis was born on November 15, 1942, in Clayton, New Mexico to Nile Ellis and Iola (Reif) Ellis. A lifelong resident of the Amistad community, Dale graduated from the Amistad school.  He married Lorraine (Dimitroff) Ellis on September 11, 1968, in Clayton, New Mexico. Dale's lifelong goal was to provide for his family which he did very well, he loved all of his family and enjoyed spending time with all of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He never met a stranger and always had a joke and a story for everyone. Dale was a longtime member of the Amistad Fire Department, the Hayden Rodeo Club and the Amistad Church. In addition to his parents, Dale was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Lyric James Golden on March 16, 2015, 2 sisters, Emma Lee Medlock on December 11, 2018, and Glendoris "Doris" McAfee on October 4, 2008, 4 brothers, Richard Ellis on May 24, 2016, David Ellis on September 11, 1995, Gene Ellis on December 15, 1999, and Doug Ellis on September 5, 2018.

SURVIVORS:

WIFE: Lorraine Ellis of Amistad, New Mexico.

2 DAUGHTERS: Tammy Kimber and her husband Tim of Dallas, Texas and Laurie Bagwell and her husband Ezra of Clayton, New Mexico.

2 SONS: Brian Ellis and his wife Michelle of Bushland, Texas and Jim Ellis and his wife Nicki of Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

7 GRANDCHILDREN: Megan Golden and her husband Jeremy, Carin Gonzalez and her husband Grayson, Colby Bagwell and his wife Audrey, Nicole Ellis, Katelyn Ellis, Kooper Ellis and Mikayla Ellis.

5 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: Harper Golden, Aaron Golden, Ellie Gonzalez, Leighton Bagwell and Cohen Gonzalez.

1 SISTER: Vera Dawn Perschbacher of Clarendon, Texas.

2 SISTERS-IN-LAW: Ethel Ellis of Midlothian, Texas and Carolyn Ellis of San Jon, New Mexico.

BROTHER-IN-LAW and SISTER-IN-LAW: Rodney and Georgia Dimitroff of Clayton, New Mexico.