NEDRA ELLIS
Nedra Childs Ellis of Post passed away on March 21, 2025. Througho ut her life, Nedra maintained her sense of humor, wit, and relationships with lifelong friends.
Nedra was born on June 8, 1950, to the late W. H. Childs and Lois Custer Childs in Slaton, TX. She attended school at Close City and graduated from Post High School.
In 1975, she married Jimmy Ellis of Amarillo. They had a son, Tad Ellis, and a daughter, Mandy Ellis. Jimmy and Nedra lived in Amarillo, where she was very active in her kids’ lives, serving as room mother, PTA president, and team mom. She never missed a sporting event or school activity.
She later became known as NeNe to her six grandchildren, William Ellis, Abigail Sims, Ally Guerrero, TJ Ellis, Emilee Ellis, and Natilee Ellis. She never slowed down and continued following their sports events and activities.
In 2008, she moved back to Post with Jimmy to care for her family.
She and Jimmy were members of Graham Chapel Methodist, where she organized and taught a weekly women’s Bible study. She also regularly met with her high school friends. She cherished many relationships with extended family and lifelong friends.
She thoroughly enjoyed sewing and crafting. She had a booth at Trade Days for multiple years, where she made dolls, crafts, and beautiful items.
She was a voracious reader and true crime fanatic. She often said she couldn’t wait to get to heaven to find out who killed Jon Benet Ramsey.
She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Jimmy Ellis, her children, grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren, Maggie Guerrero and Ellis Sims, and her two sisters, Julia Childs of Post and Janet Justice of Post.
Services were held on Monday, March 24, at the First Baptist Church in Post, with a graveside service following at Grassland Cemetery, under the direction of Hudman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Tad Ellis Jr, Brandon Sims, Refugio “Cuco” Lopez, Tommy Cole, Robbie Wilke, and Joe Guerrero.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Grassland Cemetery in the care of Mike Aten or Graham Chapel Methodist Church.