Ellis was born 19 January 1915 and died 16 April 1973 with burial at Needmore Cemetery in Scott County. He was a son of Alfred Oscar Miles Lovett and Mary Ellen Welch and a grandson of Alfred "Bud" Lovett and Mary Ann "Missie" Blansett. Ellis' great-grandparents were Reuben and Amanda Lovett who were listed on the 1850 Scott County census. Ellis married Dessie Mae McEntire 17 June 1938. They had three children: Peggy, Patsy and Dewey Miles Lovett.

Submitted by Patsy Sehorn