Topeka--Chance Ellis, 36, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in Topeka, Kansas. He was born on September 16, 1981 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Robert and Bonnie Abernathy Ellis.
Chance earned his Eagle Scout and worked as a Construction Contractor.
Chance was preceded in death by his mother, Bonnie.
Chance is survived by his dad and step mom, Bob and Ronda Ellis; his f​ive​ brothers, Charles (Sherry) Ellis, Heath Heston, Branson Tomlinson​,​ Collin Ellis​ and Eric ​J. ​Lira; his five sisters, Monique (Brandon) Hart, Tosha (Jeremy) Bien, Angelina Lira, Michaela Lira and Lauren Ellis​; and three children he fathered​.
Funeral services for Chance will be at 11:00am on Tuesday, March 13 at the Overbrook Bible Church, 719 Western Heights Dr., Overbrook, KS. Cremation will follow services and inurnment will be in the Carbondale Cemetery at a later date. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:00pm on Monday at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the Chance Ellis Memorial Fund, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Avenue, Lyndon, KS. 66451.