Ellis Nelson Groves Jr

October 5, 1942 - January 17, 2015

Ellis Nelson Groves, Jr. 72 of Berry, KY was born October 5, 1942 in Ohio and passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at the St. Elizabeth Hospice Center, Edgewood, KY.

He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Lynn Brown Groves; mother Martha Rieder Groves of Florence, KY; one daughter Carmen (Rodney) Goderwis; and 3 granddaughters, Linsey, Allison, and Haleigh Goderwis, all of Florence, KY. He was preceded in death by his father, Ellis Nelson Groves, Sr.
Nelson, a 1960 graduate of Grant County High School, was generous of heart and always willing to help others. He had a great love of John Deere tractors and working outdoors. He spent his early career as a truck driver; eventually owning his own trucking company. He then moved on to working with a heavy hauling and rigging company called S & H Contractors, where he became president of the company. He later went on to own service stations in Verona, KY and a used car dealership in Warsaw, KY. He retired from Dallas Equipment Company in 2013.
Visitation will be 11:00am - 2:00pm Saturday, January 24, 2015 at the Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, 500 North Main Street, Williamstown, KY, followed by burial in the Williamstown Cemetery. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be sent to: American Lung Association, at www.lung.org, or St. Elizabeth Hospice Center, 483 South Loop Drive, Edgewood, KY 41017