Title
Mr.
Last Name
Ellms
First Name
Chester
Middle Name
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth
St. Albans, ME
Date of Birth
1873-10-08
Place of Death
Dexter, ME
Date of Death
1954-03-20
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 3-25-1954, p.2
Obituary
CHESTER ELLMS Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Crosby Funeral Home for Chester Ellms, 80, who died Saturday at his home on Main street after several months' illness. He was cared for by his nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ellms. The Rev. Hartwell Daley of the Methodist Church officiated. The body was placed in the tomb and interment will take place later in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. He was born in St. Albans, Oct. 8, 1873, son of Horace B. and Lucinda (Rogers) Ellms. A resident of Dexter for the past 16 years, he was an honorary member of Penobscot Lodge No. 39, A. F. & A. M. of Dexter and a former member of Ripley Grange. Nearest relatives are two nephews, Charles, who cared for him, and Edward Ellms, of Bogota, N. J.