IN State Order · Half-Staff
Flags at Half-Staff for Ted Ellis
November 6, 2026
Ted Ellis was a dedicated public servant who served six terms as Mayor of Bluffton, Indiana, from 1996 to 2020. Before that, he served on the Wells County Council and as Wells County Auditor. He died on November 1, 2026, at the age of 79. Indiana Governor Mike Braun ordered flags lowered in his memory.
Flag protocol
Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, November 6, 2026, the day of his funeral.