A committal service with full military honors is scheduled for Friday January 3, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel, IA. Memorials may be directed to the family for a later designation. For additional information or to send a condolence to the family, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home of Marshalltown has been entrusted with the care of Jon and his family.

He is survived by his wife Barbra Ellis; his children: Bill (Dar) Ellis, of Litchville, MN., Tracy Henderson, of Nevada, IA., Kari Pearce, of Nevada, IA., Kim (Terry) Payton, of Boone, IA., and Travis Ellis, of Eldora, IA.; 11 grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.