Ellen Dora Crossland

ELLEN DORA CROSSLAND WAS BORN TO THE LATE LAL AND VERSIE PROCTOR ON JULY 26, 1933 IN BROWNFIELD, IL. SHE MADE HER TRANSITION TO HER HEAVENLY HOME ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2017. ELLEN WAS THE OLDEST OF SEVEN CHILDREN: ARCHIE, ROY, EDWIN (ALL WHO PRECEDED HER IN DEATH) SURVIVED BY HER REMAINING SIBLINGS CHARLES, BOBBY AND GLORIA.

ELLEN GREW UP IN THE BROWNFIELD, IL AREA AND WAS EDUCATED IN THE BROWNFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. UPON HER MARRIAGE TO EDWARD CROSSLAND IN THE 50'S ELLEN MOVED TO CHICAGO, WHERE SHE WAS EMPLOYED BY: THE ALLIED CORP, BANKERS LIFE & CASUALTY INS CO, THE ROSS PEROT FOUNDATION (DALLAS, TX SUBURB), AND CONSECO INS INC (INDIANAPOLIS, IN SUBURB).

SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF THREE SONS GARY, CORLISS AND GREGORY (GARY & GREGORY PRECEDED HER IN DEATH). ELLEN WAS A DEVOUT CHRISTIAN, WHO READ HER BIBLE DAILY AND ENJOYED VARIOUS TV MINISTRIES. SHE LOVED TO SPEND TIME KNITTING, CROCHETING AND WORKING ON CANVAS PROJECTS, WHICH SHE LATER SHARED WITH HER FAMILY.

ELLEN ALSO ENJOYED PREPARING FOOD AND TRAVELING TO THE METROPOLIS, IL AREA FOR THE "ANNUAL FAMILY REUNION". IN ADDITION TO HER SON CORLISS, BROTHERS CHARLES, BOBBY AND SISTER GLORIA; SHE LEAVES TO CHERISH HER MEMORY A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.