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Ellen Lee Tatum

Birth	:	1 Dec 1920 Polk County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	20 Nov 2002 Marion, Linn County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.3097000, -92.6507034
Description	:	Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) November 24, 2002 Ellen Lee Tatum, 81, of Village Place, Marion, died Friday afternoon, Nov. 22, 2002, in her home from complications of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. She donated her body to the University of Iowa Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. Cedar Memorial Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, handled the arrangements. There will be no memorial service since Ellen considered the visits, thoughts, prayers, cards, calls and songs of family and friends a celebration of her life. Her ashes will be buried in Friends Cemetery, Oskaloosa, with those of her parents. She leaves two brothers, Lyle Tatum... Read More	Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) November 24, 2002 Ellen Lee Tatum, 81, of Village Place, Marion, died Friday afternoon, Nov. 22, 2002, in her home from complications of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. She donated her body to the University of Iowa Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. Cedar Memorial Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, handled the arrangements. There will be no memorial service since Ellen considered the visits, thoughts, prayers, cards, calls and songs of family and friends a celebration of her life. Her ashes will be buried in Friends Cemetery, Oskaloosa, with those of her parents. She leaves two brothers, Lyle Tatum (his wife Florence) of Voorhees, N. J., and Arlo (his wife, Polly) of Trevanson, Cornwall, England; three nieces; two nephews; six great-nieces; two great-nephews; and great-great-nieces, great-great-nephews and cousins. Ellen was born Dec. 1, 1920, in Polk County, to Clio and Elmer Tatum, She was a birth-right member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) through West Branch Friends Church. As an adult she was a member of the College Avenue Friends Church, Oskaloosa. She graduated from Oskaloosa High School and graduated valedictorian from William Penn College. She had "very satisfying" careers in teaching and guidance and counseling. Prior to moving to Cedar Rapids in 1951, she taught physical education in Humboldt High School and Grinnell public schools. She was director of physical education for women at William Penn College between her appointments at Humboldt and Grinnell. She received her M.A. in physical education from the University of Iowa in 1951 and certification in guidance and counseling from there in 1959. She completed further studies at the University of Southern California, New York University, Cambridge University, England, and University of Oslo, Norway. She taught physical education at McKinley High School for seven years and was a McKinley Junior High guidance counselor for 21 years. She retired in 1979 to care for her parents. Ellen's major interests included family, friends, nutrition, sports, hiking, travel, reading, the arts and pacifism.

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Ellen Lee Tatum's memorial is located at: Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, USA.
When did Ellen Lee Tatum death?
Ellen Lee Tatum death on 20 Nov 2002 in Marion, Linn County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.3097000
Longitude: -92.6507034

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Parent

Elmer Elwood Tatum

(1892 - 1981)

Clio Ethel Grover Tatum

(1897 - 1992)

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