Matthew Thomas Ellis

Matthew “Matt” Thomas Ellis, Age 41 of Statesville, NC passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 14 2020.
Born on June 17, 1980 in Spartanburg, SC, he is the son of Donald Thomas Ellis and Teresa Klim Ellis of Conover, NC/Holden Beach NC, husband of Ellen DeLong Ellis. Matt was a 1998 graduate of Newton-Conover High School and also attended Catawba Valley Community College and Appalachian State University.
Matt was a loving son, father, husband, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend to so many. An incredibly kind, thoughtful, and outgoing person who never met a stranger. He lit up any room he entered.
In addition to his wife and parents, Matt is survived by two children: Anne Elise “Boogie” Ellis and Ian Matthew “Dude” Ellis; their mother Traci Raymes Ellis; sisters Shannon Bowman (Aaron) of Greensboro and Marianna Carr (Justin) of Kernersville; nephew Evan Bowman; father and mother in-law, Charles “Chuck” DeLong III and Susan Post DeLong of Akron OH; sister-in-law Katey DeLong (Joe) of Cuyahoga Falls OH; and beloved dergs Charlotte and Raleigh.
Matt was a very proud father of his two amazing, smart, and hilarious kids. He loved spending time with them and there was always some wacky antics underway. He enjoyed giving them a hard time about the silliest things and would banter back and forth with them for hours. They are his greatest achievement.
Matt also enjoyed going on adventures with his wife, Ellen, including taking the camper to the mountains. They shared a great love and appreciation of one another. He was a big kid at heart and loved video games, comic movies, Star Wars, The Simpsons, and of course Baby Yoda. A true fan of the Duke Blue Devils in every way. Matt was unbelievably smart. He never forgot anything and would remind you about it at any opportune time. He could remember a quote from any movie, show, commercial, song, etc. He worked at Warehouse Design of Thomasville where he loved what he did and his work family. Matt will be forever in our hearts and missed by many.
A celebration will be held to honor Matt’s life on Saturday, September 4, 2021, 5:00PM-8:00PM at the BOXCAR BAR + ARCADE (Party Room), 120 W Lewis St., Greensboro, NC 27406. Please join Matt’s Family & Friends in his honor to share pictures, stories, and Video Games! Pizza & Soft Drinks will be provided, Cash bar on site
Send any photos, memories, stories you have of Matt to: mattellismemories@gmail.com OR post to this page.
•All will be carded- please bring a valid ID.
•Because this is a BARcade anyone under 21 must be accompanied by an adult.
•All are welcome 5-7 pm, then the kiddos gotta go! Boogie and Dude have special permission to stay the whole time.
Details to be announced. Please send any photos, stories, fun memories to include at his celebration to mattellismemories@gmail.com . For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to:
Anne and Ian Ellis, funds to go towards school and band trips, fees, instruments, supplies, etc
https://gofund.me/21ab4b48 . Green Room Community Theater, a program beloved by Matt and his family
https://www.thegreenroomtheatre.org/donate/ , Green Room Community Theater
P.O. Box 1317, Newton, NC 28658,

Hunter’s Hope Foundation, a cause dear to Matt, https://www.classy.org/give/114114/#!/donation/checkout
Hunter’s Hope Foundation, P.O. Box 643, 21 Princeton Place, Suite 12, Orchard Park, NY 14127.