Steve Ely

Steve S. Ely, 72, was born October 25, 1944 in Jal, NM to Spencer and Ruth Ely. He passed away at his home in Jal on June 22, 2017.

Steve was the owner and operator of Jal Welding. He was a mechanical engineer and worked in Nigeria. Steve served in the US Navy and was honorably discharged. He was also a rancher, loved animals, enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a loving, caring man and his family was most important to him.

He is survived by his wife Mary Ann Ely of Jal, NM; daughter, Leta Ruth Blanco of Odessa, TX; grandsons, Gabriel Ely, Jordon Martinez, Josh Ely, and Joe Michael McManes and wife Angel of Jal, NM,; three great-grandchildren, Austyn, Lyndzee and MaKaylea McManes of Jal, and one brother, Mike Ely of Ballinger, TX.

He was preceded in death by his parents Spencer C. Ely and Ruth Rolans Ely; uncle J.D. Ely; son, Dusty Ely and his 1st wife Nancy Ely.

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