Ellis Emery Turnbough of Davisville, Missouri was born May 1, 1932 at Davisville, Missouri to Emery and Talitha Martin Turnbough and passed away November 17, 2015 at the age of 83 years, 6 months and 16 days. On October 19, 1991 in Cuba, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Dawn Keeney. Ellis was employed at Southwest Steel for thirty-two years. He served his country honorably in the U. S. Army from 1953 to 1955 as Private 1st Class. He was a member of the VFW Post in Arnold, MO and member of the American Legion Post 601 in Davisville. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, raising chickens and turkey, gardening in the Summertime, playing horseshoes, participating in shooting matches, four wheeling and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emery and Talitha Turnbough; son, Douglas Barrett; son-in-law, Chip Bausch; brothers, Roy Turnbough and wife Helen, Richard Turnbough, Troy Turnbough and Lawrence Turnbough; sister, Bonnie Welker; brother-in-laws, Jake Turnbough and Leaman Pierce. He is survived by his wife of thirty-two years, Dawn Turnbough of Davisville, MO; sons, Ellis Edward Turnbough (Shonda Richardson) and Richard Turnbough (Rachel Parks) all of Davisville, MO; daughters, Janice Bausch of Ballwin, MO, Tracy Hill and husband Randy of Piggott, AR, Kim Denby of High Ridge, MO and Kathleen Hedge and husband Jim of Cedar Hill, MO; daughter-in-law, Tammy Barrett of Cherryville, MO; son, Jim Barrett (Debbie Black) of Davisville, MO; two sisters, Rosalene Turnbough of Davisville, MO and Dorothy Pierce of St. Louis, MO;  mother-in-law, Catherine Williams of Festus, MO; father-in-law, Richard Keeney of IL; brother-in-law, Dale Welker of Potosi, MO; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-granddaughter; other relatives and friends. The Family received friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, MO. Memorial services were held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home with Darryl Keeney and Leon Turnbough officiating.  Special music of "Daddy's Hands" and "In the Garden" was played. Memories were shared by daughter, Kathleen Hedge. Full Military Honors were given by the U.S. States Army and St. James VFW Post 5608. The Family was served by the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, MO.