Ella L. Yourtee

Ella L. Yourtee, age 106, of Northville, Michigan, passed away peacefully February 8, 2018. She was born October 5, 1911 in St. Louis, Missouri, daughter of James and Clara (nee Scutt) Scott. Ella was united in marriage to Ralph “Bud”. Yourtee on August 10, 1940; dedicated to each other for 52 years until his death in 1992. Ella lived in the St. Louis area most of her life. She raised her children in Richmond Heights, MO and just 7 years ago moved to Plymouth to be closer to her family. She graduated from Maplewood Richmond Heights High School; Class of 1928. Ella began a career during the Great Depression as a bookkeeper with ADT. She later worked as a bookkeeper for Byron Cade Company and Neumayer Company. Ella was a very strong woman who set an example for her family. She was the oldest member of Maplewood Baptist Church in Maplewood, Missouri. Ella was a life member of the Eastern Star and was very active with the Richmond Heights Senior Center after she retired. She enjoyed learning to knit after she retired, playing bridge and was an avid reader. Ella loved to sew; her daughter Patricia remembers her mother making dresses out of cloth feed sacks. Ella was a loving, caring and benevolent mother and grandmother. She is survived by her children, Patricia Howard and Ralph S. Yourtee; her brother Harrison Scott; and her grandchildren, Jonathan Howard and Julie (Jay Deuby) Howard. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her brother James Scott and her sister Alice Morgeneier. A memorial service will be held at a later date in St. Louis, Missouri. Memorial contributions can be made to Northville Civic Concern, 43275 West 7 Mile Road, Northville, MI 48167 or the Maplewood Baptist Church, 2806 Marshall Avenue, Maplewood, MO 63143.