Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....ELLIS , Jane Audrey October 9 2002 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net August 4, 2004, 12:46 am "The Davis Enterprise," Monday, October 14, 2002 Jane A. Ellis Jane Audrey Ellis died at home on Oct. 9, 2002, following a lengthy illness. Born April 5, 1939, in Evergreen, Ala., to Willie and Maggie (Cole) Ellis, she was 63. She had been a Yolo County resident for 28 years. At 19, she moved to Northern California as an employee of Southern Bell Telephone Co. Following that, she began working for the Los Rios Community College District as the confidential administrative secretary in the vice president's administrative services office at Sacramento City College. She continued working with the district for the next 32 years. She enjoyed her hobbies, the community and her family. She loved being outdoors and communing with nature, gardening, hiking and walking. In addition to donating her time to further public television as a volunteer at KVIE fund-raisers, she also volunteered to serve as a member of the Village Homes Agricultural Board. She spent much of her spare moments in search of antiques. She was an active and independent woman who enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, guiding and mentoring them, sharing her zest for life. She is survived by her children, daughter Lisa C. Richards and her husband Michael of Elk Grove and son Michael L. Ellis of Davis. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Rachelle and Michael Dahl of Davis; and her sisters, Ann Cook and her husband Alton of Pensacola, Shirley Smith and her husband Sam of Pace, Fla., and Joan New and her husband Jerry of Middleberg, Fla. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Steve Ellis and Billy Ellis. Friends and family and invited to attend a memorial service Monday at 11 a.m. at the Unitarian Church of Davis, 27074 Patwin Road. The Rev. Christine Fry will officiate. No visitation is scheduled prior to the service. Interment at Arkadelphia Cemetery in Evergreen, Ala., will be private and scheduled at a later date. Donations in her memory may be made to the Lung Cancer Society of Northern California, 1765 Challenge Way, Sacramento, CA 95815. Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements. Additional Comments: Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/obits/gob1004ellis.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb