Bobbie Lee Ellison

Graveside services for Bobbie Lee Ellison, 95, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 27, 2025, at Bean Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.    

Mr. Ellison passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at NHC HealthCare. 

He was born January 20, 1930, at Howard’s Ridge, Missouri, to Lish Ellison and Katie Crawford Ellison.  On July 11, 1957, he was married at West Plains, to Reba Louise Watts, who preceded him in death on April 22, 2015.  Mr. Ellison was a veteran, having served in Korea with the United States Army.  Bob loved raising Santa Gertrudis cattle, dirt track racing and was a St. Louis Cardinals fan.  He enjoyed playing a good game of pitch and was a big story teller.  Mr. Ellison was a member of the Moody Community Center and was baptized into the Church of Christ.

He is survived by two children, Cindy Tyree and husband, Lynn and Stan Ellison, all of West Plains; three grandchildren, Ashley Tyree Cooley, Luke Tyree and Kate Tyree and fiancé, Jim Childress; two great-grandchildren, Ellie and Cutter; one brother, Lawrence Ellison, Lakeland, Florida; one sister, Louise Luton, St. Louis, Missouri; and many nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors. 

His parents, wife, three brothers and two sisters, preceded him in death.  

Memorial contributions may be made to Moody Community Center or Bean Cemetery and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.