Eloise Harris Obituary Mary Eloise Harris, 90, of Aurora, formerly of Carthage, Illinois, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2015 at 3:18 A.M. at the George Ade Health Care Center in Brook, Indiana. She was born on July 6, 1925 in Bowen, Illinois, the daughter of Roscoe and Doshia Hough Young. Mary Eloise Young graduated from Carthage High School. On June 22, 1944 she married Raymond E. Harris in Denver, Illinois. Mary Eloises name was inadvertently reversed on her marriage license to Eloise Mary and from then on she went by Eloise Mary Harris. She was affectionately known as "El" by friends and family. As a young lady she worked at the Carthage Courthouse and later became a home maker. She was a devoted wife and stay at home mother. After raising her two children, she worked in Lombards News Agency, State Bank of Lombard, Stride Rite Shoes and Henrick Art Gallery in Aurora, Illinois. She was of the Methodist faith. She was a lifelong member of the V.F.W. Post #1197 of Batavia and the Moose Lodge #400 of Aurora. She was an avid reader who enjoyed camping, The Moose, The VFW, crocheting, knitting, sewing and most importantly, spending time with family. Survivors include her sister, Marilyn Buckert of Carthage, Illinois; one son, Steven (Thea) Harris of Macomb, Illinois; one daughter, Carola Hogan (Greg Everingham) of Sheldon, Illinois; three grandchildren, Tera (Bill) Bivins of Ashburn, Virginia, Rachael Staudenmeier of Gridley, Illinois, and Tom Hogan of Sheldon, Illinois; and four great grandchildren Gabriel Ray Bivins, Genevieve Eloise Bivins, Kaylie Staudenmeier and Brianna Staudenmeier. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Arlene Biery, sister Berniece Young and brother Kenneth Young, as well as her husband of fifty years, Raymond E. Harris. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at Printy Funeral Home in Carthage with burial to follow in the Keokuk National Cemetery in Keokuk. Visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. until time of services at 11:00 at the funeral home on Tuesday. Printy Funeral Home of Carthage is in charge of arrangements. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 20, 2015: at Printy Funeral Home, Carthage, Illinois Visitation will be held from 9:00 until time of services at 11:00: at Printy Funeral Home, Carthage, Illinois