Dale Daniel Ellis, son of Earnest and Elnora Ellis, was born in Pulaski, 
     Iowa on September 16, 1904.
          Dale came to Isabel with his parents at the age of six years. He was
     the oldest in a family of six sisters and one brother. He attended the
     Isabel School until his sophomore year when he quit and went to work for
     his father who was a carpenter. His father built several houses in the
     Isabel community. Dale later was the proprietor of the Golden Rule Service
     Station from 1928 until 1931.
          In 1931 he went to work for the Farmers Elevator when the petroleum
     division was added. He was employed there as service station manager and
     petroleum deliverer for 37 years. 
          Dale was elected Mayor of Isabel in 1945 and also served as City
     Councilman for several terms. He was a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows
     Lodges of Isabel and held several offices in both organizations.
          Dale married Hester May Murray on July 9, 1926 in Hutchinson. Hester
     was born on a farm about five miles northeast of Isabel on July 14, 1906 
     and was the daughter of Roderick and Louisa Murray. She was the youngest
     girl in a family of five brothers. She attended Social Plains grade school
     and then finished high school in Isabel. She worked as a telephone operator 
     at the Isabel Central Office until a son was born in 1929, then she worked 
     as a part time operator and kept school teachers in her home. She was a
     member of the Eastern Star and Rebekah Lodges, and held many offices in
     both of these organizations. She also belonged to several social clubs in
     Isabel.
          Dale and Hester were both active members of the Methodist Church. They
     moved to Pratt, Kansas in 1971. Dale died July 2, 1980 and Hester died on
     March 13, 1982. They are both laid to rest in Greenlawn Cemetery in Pratt.
     They had one son, Richard, who lives in Pratt. They also have two grand-
     children and two great grandsons.
               
     Source: Isabel, Kansas - The First 100 Years, 1887 - 1987,  pg. 72 
     
     Submitted by: Dick and Donell Ellis