MY NAME IS MARY ELLIS. I WAS BORN IN NOVEMBER 1922, TO MARK AND GEORGIA HOWARD, WHO FARMED IN ILLINOIS. I HAVE TWO SISTER. JOAN BORN 1926 AND ARLENE BORN IN 1931. I ATTENDED A ONE ROOM COUNTRY SCHOOL UNTIL I WAS IN 7TH GRADE, THEN ATTENDED A JUNIOR HIGH. I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1941 THEN ATTENDED BUSINESS COLLEGE.


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FEBRUARY 1942 I STARTED WORKING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. IN 1943 I TRANSFERRED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT AND WORKED FOR THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING.

DALE ELLIS AND I WERE MARRIED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT IN STORRS, DURING WORLD WAR II, ON AUGUST 21, 1943.



WEDDING DAY - 1943




EARLY 1944 WE WERE MOVED TO CAMP WHITE IN MEDFORD, OREGON, THEN TO CAMP SAN LUIS OBISPO, IN SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA. IN JUNE 1944 HE WAS SHIPPED OVERSEAS WITH THE 96TH DIVISION AND I RETURNED TO ILLINOIS AND WENT BACK TO WORK FOR THE UNIVERSITY.

AFTER SPENDING 18 MONTHS ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE 96TH INFANTRY DIVISION, BEING IN THE PHILIPPINES AND IN THE INVASION OF OKINAWA ON EASTER SUNDAY 1945 HE WAS FINALLY RETURNED TO THE STATES IN JANUARY 1946.

OCTOBER 1947 OUR FIRST SON, STEVEN ROY WAS BORN AND MARK CHARLES ARRIVED NOVEMBER 1950 AND ROGER DALE IN OCTOBER 1953.





THE ELLIS' NOVEMBER 1953


I WAS A STAY AT HOME MOM FOR 14 YEARS, KEEPING ACTIVE IN PTA, JUNIOR WOMAN'S LEAGUE, AND A CUB SCOUT DEN MOTHER FOR 5 YEARS. NEVER MISSED A BASEBALL GAME AND AT ONE TIME THE BOYS WERE PLAYING IN 3 DIFFERENT LEAGUES.

SEPTEMBER 1961 I RETURNED TO WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. DALE WAS WITH UNIVERSITY PRESS AND I WAS SECRETARY TO THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AS OF MARCH 1965. HE RETIRED MARCH 1976 AND I FOLLOWED 3 YEARS LATER IN JULY 1979.



MARY & DALE - 1979


AFTER RETIRING, WE MOVED TO BAREFOOT BAY, FLORIDA AND LIVED THERE 12 1/2 YEARS. WHILE THERE I BELONGED TO TWO ART CLUBS AND TWO SQUARE DANCE CLUBS. I SHOWED IN MANY OF THE ART SHOWS THERE, AND SOLD MANY PAINTINGS TO THE FLORIDIANS.





POPPY FIELD - WATERCOLOR


WE RETURNED TO ILLINOIS IN 1992. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME PAINTING AND WRITING POETRY. I HAVE MANY HOBBIES AND ENJOY STAYING BUSY.

DALE AND I HAVE EIGHT GRANDSONS; JUDAH, YOSHA, EZRA, IAN, MATT, JESSE, SEAN AND ADDISON. ONE GRANDDAUGHTER; NAOMI. FOUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, JAKE, LUCY, JACK AND JULIEN (DECEASED). THEY ARE SCATTERED FROM COAST TO COAST AND WE ALL KEEP IN TOUCH ON THE INTERNET AND VISIT AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE.













THE ELLIS' 2000

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MARK, JOANIE, ROGER, KATHY, OLIVIA, STEVE
DALE AND MARY

IN LOVING MEMORY OF DALE, WHO PASSED AWAY JUNE 28, 2002, 5 DAYS AFTER HIS 81ST BIRTHDAY










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LINKS TO MY OTHER PAGES

CENTENARIANLIVINGIN: A WEBSITE ABOUT MY MOTHER, GEORGIA HOWARD,WHO IS LIVING IN HER THIRD CENTURY
POETRY BY MARY ELLIS: POEMS I HAVE WRITTEN THROUGH THE YEARS
CENTENARIAN: PICTURES TAKEN AT MY MOTHER (GEORGIA HOWARD'S) 102ND BIRTHDAY
ATRIBUTETODALE: A TRIBUTE F0R MY HUSBAND'S 79TH BIRTHDAY
ELLIS GRANDCHILDREN:A RECENT SITE
SISTERS:A SITE ABOUT THE THREE OF US
IN MEMORY OF GEORGIA HOWARD
MARY'S PAINTINGS:OILS, ACRYLICS & WATERCOLORS





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