Funeral Services for Dorothy Irene Ellis, 90, of Fairview, will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 18, 2012 at the First Baptist Church of Fairview. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. The Reverend David Mendenhall will officiate. Arrangements are by Fairview Funeral Home, Inc.

Viewing will be August 14th through August 17th, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the day of the service from 9 am to noon, at Fairview Funeral Home Inc. There will be no viewing at the funeral service.

Dorothy Irene Ellis was born May 23, 1922 in Canadian, Texas to Robert and Malissa (Taylor) Pool. and passed away August 12, 2012 at Fairview Fellowship Home in Fairview, OK

Dorothy was raised in Fairview and graduated from Fairview High School with the Class of 1940. It was during her high school years she met Oscar Ellis. He said he fell in love with her the first time they met. Dorothy and Oscar married on November 3, 1940 in Fairview.

Dorothy and Oscar worked side by side after he returned from World War II. They worked in a number of enterprises, to include custom harvesting and road construction with Pool Construction. Dorothy and Oscar then went into the restaurant business. They owned the Dairy Queen in Del City from 1957 to 1967 and the Linda Jane Drive In in Shawnee. After they sold those businesses, they returned to the farm in Isabella and bought a restaurant in Fairview. They renamed it "Queen's Kitchen" and owned it from 1967 to 1978. They retired several times, in between retirements they operated a restaurant in Okeene and had their hands in several different businesses. Dorothy loved to sing and sang all the time. She loved her church and was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church in Fairview throughout her life. She had a strong faith in her Lord and wished to see all of her offspring know Jesus in a personal way so that one day they could be in Heaven with her and Oscar. She was a hard worker and instilled a hard work ethic in her children and grandchildren. Dorothy had a love of poetry and wrote many poems through the years.

She is survived by son Jesse L. Ellis and wife Kathy of Cypress, California; two daughters; Janice K Edwards and husband Connie and Carolyn V. Houk and husband Joe both of Fairview, OK; special family friend, Russell Lovingier of Marietta, California; 11 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Oscar; nine brothers and sisters and one grandson, Timothy Kyle Ellis and son-in-law Thomas C. Pearson.

Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Fairview or the charity of their choice with Fairview Funeral Home, Inc., acting as custodian.