William Tinsley Ellis, III, (Trey) died on January 17, 2021 in Atlanta, GA. He is survived by his beloved parents, Kelley Davis Ellis and Tinsley Ellis, Jr., his sister Genny Ellis, and his loving grandparents, Judith Williams Ellis and the late, W. Tinsley Ellis, Sr. of Fort Lauderdale, FL and Atlanta, GA and Wanda Davis Lyons (John) of Lanett, AL and the late Joe Davis of Atlanta and Dalton, GA. He is also survived by his aunts and uncles, Marnie Ellis Fulton (Chris) and Ralph Williams Ellis of Atlanta, GA, John David Ellis (Lynn Kay) of Yokohama, Japan, Vicki Davis McKenzie (The Rev. Dr. Kenneth McKenzie) of Blue Ridge, GA, and his cousins, Harrison Flynn of Johnson City, TN and Atlanta, GA, David Soong Ellis of Yokohama, Japan, Mack McKenzie of Maggie Valley, TN and Ian McKenzie of St. Petersburg, FL. He is proceeded in death by his cousin, Ty Flynn. Trey was born in Atlanta, GA on November 12, 1990. He attended school at Sagamore Elementary School, Shamrock Middle School, and graduated from St. Pius X Catholic School High School in Atlanta, GA, graduating in 2009. While at St. Pius, he played on their tennis team and excelled in his last three years in track and cross country. He won a full athletic scholarship to Mercer University in Macon, GA where he also ran track and cross country. He later attended Georgia State University. Trey spent five wonderful summers at Camp Rockmont in Black Mountain, NC. He cherished his visits to the Ellis summer cottage in Clayton, GA where he spent much time hiking and swimming with family and friends who would visit the family there. He loved his visits with his grandparents in Fort Lauderdale, swimming in the ocean and enjoying the beach. He got his first tennis lessons there and later played and enjoyed tennis with his grandfather, recreationally and in high school. He was an exceptional guitarist and performed at local venues in Atlanta and the NABA Coffeehouse. Trey was an exceptionally kind and caring person with all he met, with his grandparents, family members, and friends. He was dearly loved by all who knew him. Family service will be private in North Georgia due to the Covid virus. Memorial gifts can be made to Promise of Hope, www.promiseofhopega.org/donate.
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