Funeral services for Ellis McGrew, 96, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 am, Monday, January 20, 2014 in the chapel at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Rev. Larry Eubanks will officiate. Interment will follow at Cypress Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe.Ellis was born April 26, 1917 in Ouachita Parish, LA and passed away January 17, 2014 in West Monroe. He was retired from Manville Forest Products and a US Army Veteran. Ellis was preceded in death by his parents, William and Ruth Railey McGrew; two sisters, Arlene Powe and Myrtle Pesnell; two brothers, Leroy McGrew and Hollis McGrew.Ellis is survived by his wife, Ollie McGrew; sons, B.L. McGrew, and Harold McGrew and wife, Christine; six grandsons, Todd McGrew and wife Lacey, Clint McGrew and wife Debbie, Landon McGrew and Brenda, Timothy McGrew and wife Holly, Justin McGrew and fianc‚© Taylor, and Patrick McGrew; eleven great grandchildren; three brothers, Clayton McGrew, Malcolm McGrew, and William L. McGrew and numerous nieces and nephews.Pallbearers will be his grandsons.Visitation will be held Sunday, January 19, 2014 from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.