Timothy Joe Ellis departed this life on February 22, 2013, at the age of 48 years and 25 days.He was born in Memphis, Tennessee on January 28, 1965, the son of Lucy Smith and the late Jerry Joe Ellis. Timothy was a resident of Counce, Tennessee and a truck driver for Tommy Smith Trucking Company.Timothy is survived by his mother, Lucy Smith and husband Ray of Pickwick Dam, Tennessee; sisters, Tammy Jeanette and husband Craig of Collierville, Tennessee, and Jana Talley and husband Clagett of Savannah, Tennessee; brother, John Christopher Wilbanks and wife Sharon of Counce, Tennessee; nieces, Cari, Anna, and Alison; nephew, Bradley; great niece, Piper; great nephew, Coltin.In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas Neal Ellis.