Ella Louise Philipp Conner, age 98, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017 in Temple, Texas. Wake service will be held at 7 P.M. Friday at the Seymour Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass will be at 10 A.M. Saturday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will be in the Restland Cemetery in Olney, Texas.

Mrs. Conner was born May 8, 1918 in Olney, Texas, to Augusta and William C. Philipp, and her childhood was spent on the farm at Elbert, Texas. She married James W. Conner on February 20, 1938, in Breckenridge, Texas. They were residents of Seymour from 1944 to 1947, on their farm east of town. They lived on the family ranch at Olney, northeast of town from 1947 to 1958, before moving back to the farm east of Seymour, where they farmed from until 2004. She enjoyed crocheting, sewing and square dancing. She was a member of the Lively Home Demonstration Club, and was active in many 4-H sewing and cooking events. She was also an avid gardener, and earned the 100 Mile walking award after they moved to town in 2004. She and her husband enjoyed domino groups and square dancing, and were very active members of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Seymour.

She is survived by her sons, James of Wichita Falls, Texas, and John of Temple, Texas; her daughters, Theresa of Salem, S.C. and Nell of Spring, Texas; 9 grandchildren, David, Kristen, Andrea, Matt, Mark, Michael, Mary, George and Bryan; numerous great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; and a brother, Charles Philipp.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband James W. Conner on February 13, 2008; one daughter, Mary Ellen; one son, George Conner; her sister, Edna; and brothers, Arnold, Raymond, Werner, Lloyd, and Gerald; and a grandson, James Michael Conner.

Condolences may be expressed at www.seymourmemorial.com.