Robert “Bob” Ellis, 81, of Hopkinsville, died Friday, March 6, at St. Thomas Midtown in Nashville, Tennessee. A native of Hurricane, West Virginia, he was a U.S. Army veteran and served in Vietnam. He was retired from Phelps Dodge. He was a member of Southside Church of Christ, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He was a member of the Pennyroyal Honor Guard, volunteering to help ensure that all veterans received military honors following death.