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Amy Ellis Obituary
Born March 26, 1920, in Jefferson County, she was the daughter of Charles C. Crouch and Susan Blanche Orrick. She married Carl Benton Ellis Sr. on April 1, 1936, in Mount Vernon, Ill.
Amy worked for Montgomery Ward in DeKalb, and later for Ace Hardware for many years where she was well-known as the "Ace Hardware Lady." She was an avid collector of carnival glass and enjoyed attending auctions and social events.
She is survived by three children, Carl Benton (Dorice) Ellis Jr. of Cherry Valley, Ark., and Ronald D. (Sandra) Ellis and Margy Scarl, both of DeKalb; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; six siblings, Eleanor Gregory of Bluford, Mary Border of Conover, N.C., Charles C. Crouch and Ruth Ann Delaney, both of Mount Vernon, Jeremiah Thomas (Mary) Crouch of DeKalb and William Crouch of Sycamore; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and -nephews.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Carl, in 1995; her parents; five brothers and six sisters.
The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at Anderson Funeral Home Ltd. in DeKalb, with the Rev. W. Michael Massey of Glad Tidings Assembly of God in DeKalb officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Park Cemetery in DeKalb. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at the funeral home.
A memorial is being established for Amy Elfreda Ellis in care of Anderson Funeral Home Ltd., P.O. Box 605, 2011 S. Fourth St., DeKalb, IL 60115.
For information, call (815) 756-1022.
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Vickie Sue Takats (Crouch)
August 14, 2006
Sorry to hear about Aunt Elfreda. I wish I could of been there to express my condolences. I will miss her.
Butch Gregory
August 10, 2006
Dear Ellis Family,
Mary and I are sorry to hear the news about Aunt Elfreda, we always enjoyed the visits, and times that we shared together.
May God Bless all of you, From Butch and Mary Gregory (Eleanor's son). Reeds Spring, MO.
Connie Anderson-Christensen
August 10, 2006
Sorry to hear of the loss of Elfreda. I really enjoyed working with her at Ace Hardware in 1975-76.
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