Dorothy May Green

1924 - 2012  (88 years)

• Name	Dorothy May Green
  Birth	1 Jan 1924	California, United States
  Gender	Female
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	90538690
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90538690
  _UID	2C93FFAFC83041F790AD74A1D5773551C167
  Death	2 May 2012	Glenn County, California, United States
  	Dorothy May Ellis (Green), life long resident of Elk Creek, CA, born January 1, 1924, passed away May 2, 2012. Dorothy graduated from Elk Creek High School, and Chico Normal School with a teaching degree in 1945. During the summer break, while attending Chico Normal, she did her part for the war effort by working as a welder at the shipyard in Richmond. She married Marvin (Mike) Ellis in July 1944. After graduating Chico Normal, she returned to Elk Creek to begin her teaching career in the fall of 1945. She taught in Elk Creek and Indian Valley for her entire career, retiring as Principal of Elk Creek Elementary in 1978. Dorothy was inducted into the Glenn County Educators Hall of Fame in 1982. She was also a proud member and officer of Delta Kappa Gamma Society. She is preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Ida Green; brother, Russell Green; sister, Violet Moak (Green); and husband, Mike Ellis. She is survived by her brother, Wendell Green and wife Marie Green; five generations of nieces and nephews, and family and friends. Having no children of her own, she gave parental love to all her nieces and nephews and students she taught. Aunt Dorothy will be loved and remembered by all her family and many friends.
  Burial	Elk Creek Cemetery, Elk Creek, Glenn County, California, United States
  Person ID	I49697	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage, My Great Grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Carl A. Green,   b. 1888   d. 1972 (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Ida M. Hayward,   b. 1897   d. 1972 (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F16976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marvin Stanley "Mike" Ellis,   b. 8 Feb 1915, California, United States d. 15 Aug 1968, California, United States (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	1944
  Family ID	F16975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 1 Jan 1924 - California, United States Death - 2 May 2012 - Glenn County, California, United States Burial - - Elk Creek Cemetery, Elk Creek, Glenn County, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth