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James Ellison, 68, male, died on August 21, 2015, in Mediapolis, Iowa. On a late summer day that felt ordinary to most, his passing drew a soft hush over familiar streets and porches where neighbors know each other by name. The town’s rhythms kept going—doors opening to morning light, coffee poured, mailboxes checked—but the absence of James threaded through those small routines like a note that lingers after the song ends.

He belonged to the everyday life of Mediapolis in the way p ...
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  • James Ellison Obituary - Mediapolis
  • James Ellison Obituary | Aug 21, 2015 | Mediapolis, IA
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