Myrtle Lee Ellis-Young

Myrtle was born in Paris Texas on June 3, 1940 her family relocated to Arizona in 1952.

Myrtle attended Wilson Elementary school and continued on to attend Phoenix Union High School. She worked for Lewis and Roca Law Firm where she retired and found herself bored. Myrtle then took on a job at Tanner Construction, a job she was quite proud of.

Myrtle met and married Steven Young she finally met her soul-mate. Myrtle and Steven enjoyed a long and eventful marriage, he loved to fish and indulge in outdoor activities he coaxed her into doing these things with him. She found that she truly enjoyed fishing and one of her last requests was that she go on a fishing trip. Unfortunately, God had a different plan for her last fishing trip. Myrtle left this life on June 22, 2016 and went to join her heavenly father to fish in his pond.

Myrtle leaves and these people hold her in their heart her three daughters, Ann Marie Staten of Philadelphia, PA, Dyann Williams of Gilbert, AZ and Claudette Walker-Simon of Maricopa, AZ, one adopted son Kayle Tutt, four grandchildren, Tanisha Staten, Nykia Williams and Camari May, two great grandchildren Tyree Patterson, Kaharri Williams, three sisters Joyce Wilson, Betty Meyers and Ola Ellis, one brother in law Luke Wilson and one son in law Jessie Simon and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

Myrtle was known by many and will be sorely missed. She will forever be in our hearts and our stomachs and we will forever miss her cooking.

Message from Myrtle:

Don’t cry for me because I am in the hands of the greatest doctor and all my ailments are not even worth remembering.

Remember me by the way I lived my life; I did what I wanted, when I wanted to do it and how I wanted too and I have no regrets.

I will see you later.

Myrtle.