She moved to Yakima, Washington and fell in love with the love of her life Dennis Ray Ellis, they had nine children. David Ellis of Yakima, Christine Hitchcock of Yakima, Nina Molina Eagle Pass Texas, Debra Ellis of Yakima, Jessica Martinez of Yakima, Jennifer Axtell of Wapato, Kevin Ellis of Moxee, Julie Lepe of Yakima, Twyla Ellis of Yakima.
She had 17 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. She was a devoted loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was preceded by her father and mother, four brothers, the love of her life Dennis Ray Ellis, her granddaughter Azlynn Rose Marie Axtell and her great-granddaughter Analicia Ellis. She will be deeply missed and she was loved so much by us all. She really loved her dog, Cookie, she thought the world of her.