Born to Guy O. and Gertie A. Butcher Clark, Ellen married Samuel Rolland Wilcox on June 19, 1935, in Monmouth. He died Nov. 4, 1991.
Two brothers also preceded her in death.
She received a bachelor's degree and master's degree in business from Western Illinois University.
She was a teacher for 25 years, retiring 1976. She was living in Macomb at the time of her death.
June 2, 1996 | Peoria Journal Star, The (IL)
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Dan Shickle
She was my Homeroom teacher and Bookkeeping teacher. It was her encouragement to enter the accounting field. I was blessed to be seated in homeroom between Era Ship and her sister. They did try to embarass me quite often.