Oakdale-Celebration of life services for Joel Dean Ellis, 67, will be held on Saturday August 26, 2023, at 10 o'clock a.m. at Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home of Oakdale. Joel will be peacefully laid to rest at Oakhill Cemetery immediately following his services. Joels family will receive visitors at Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home of Oakdale on Saturday morning August 26, 2023, from 9 o'clock a.m. until time of services. All arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home of Oakdale.
Joel was a loving and devoted son and father and brother. He loved to hunt and fish and was an avid outdoorsman. Joel served our country in the United States Army for thirteen years. He was a great friend and loved spending time with his two sons. Joel will be unconditionally loved and forever missed by all who knew him.
Those left to cherish Joel's memory include his mother, Rose Ellis Fagan; his two sons, Chris and Thomas Hues; two brothers, Daniel and John Ellis; and one sister, Lisa Newton.
Joel is preceded in death by his father Elvis Ellis and one sister, Carol Jean Ellis.
Condolences and words of comfort may be expressed to Joel's family at www.ardoinfuneralhome.com or our Facebook page Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Homes.