Marvin Leonard Ellis, Senior

1930 - 2009  (79 years)

• Name	Marvin Leonard Ellis  [1]
  Suffix	Senior
  Born	1930	North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama   [1]
  	the Air Force University
  Alt. Birth	26 Apr 1930  [2]
  Military Service	1950-1958  [1]
  	in the Air Force
  Degree	Bef 1965	Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina   [1]
  	mathematics from Brevard College
  Degree	1965	Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi   [1]
  	bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi
  Degree	1974	Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi   [1]
  	masters from The University of Southern Mississippi
  Hobbies	1976-1978	Huntsville, Madison, Alabama   [1]
  	flying and was Commander of the Huntsville Civil Air Patrol Suadron
  Occupation	1958-1978	Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama   [1]
  	teacher of missile systems
  	"Len was employed at U.S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, from 1958 to 1978 in Professional Development Division of Missile and Munitions Center where he taught missile systems."
  Occupation	1978-1986	Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany   [1]
  	evaluater of missile systems used by the U. S. Army Missile Command in Europe
  	"From 1978 to 1986 he was assigned to U.S. Army Missile Command Europe, Headquarters at Heidelberg West Germany where he traveled throughout Germany to evaluate the effectiveness of missile systems used by the U.S. Army in Germany. He collected data on missile programs and briefed commanders of the U.S. Forces in Germany on the effectiveness of missile programs. He was rewarded when he visited the missile sites to see the students he had taught in the missile school using that knowledge in firing missiles. When the U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command (DARCOM EUROPE) was established between Heidelberg and Mannheim Germany, Len was assigned to a position on the staff of that command."
  Alt. Death	26 Jul 2009  [2]
  Clubs	a member of Supervision and Curriculum Development and Society of Aerospace Education  [1]
  Clubs	the Mason and Shriners  [1]
  	"... a member of Helion Lodge #1 and Cahaba Shrine of Huntsville. During the years Len lived in Germany he was a member of German Lodge, Alt Heidelberg 821, Heidelberg, West Germany."
  Hobbies	gardening and was a Master Gardner  [1]
  	"After completing the Master Gardener Course in Huntsville, he implemented the first Master Gardener Program in Gadsden. He was coordinator for Gadsden's program and taught a number of the subjects."
  Died	26 Jul 2009	Ohatchee, Calhoun County, Alabama   [1]
  Obituary	29 Jul 2009	Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama   [1]
  	The Anniston Star
  Obituary	29 Jul 2009	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama
  	The Daily Home
  Obituary	29 Jul 2009	Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
  	The Gadsden Time
  Name	Leonard Ellis  [3, 4]
  Religion	a member of the Central Presbyterian Church of Huntsville  [1]
  Buried	31 Jul 2009	Lincoln Cemetery, Lincoln, Talladega, Alabama   [1]
  Person ID	I530	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Ellis
  Family ID	F47305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Unknown
  Children	+ 1. Marvin Leonard Ellis, Junior
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F14378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Bernice Beatrice Allred,   b. 15 Mar 1932, Lincoln, Talladega, Alabama  (Age 88 years)
  Married	9 Mar 1977	Huntsville, Madison, Alabama   [4]
  		Ellis → Lynn & Bernice
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Marvin Leonard Ellis, Senior" (accessed September 27, 2020) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I530&tree=Legends.