Elsie Louise Caris, 85, of Caledonia, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Med Central Hospital in Mansfield.
Born June 15, 1926 in Caldwell, OH, she was the daughter of the late William F and Doshia Ruth (Stalnaker) Green.
On February 2, 1952 in Greenup, KY she married Jerold Eugene Caris and he preceded her in death on April 24, 1999 in Mt. Gilead, OH.
A member of the United Pentecostal Church, her family and her church were the center of her life. She was also a housekeeper for various homes in the Marion area.
Surviving are a daughter; Naomi Ruth (Elmer) Jordan of Caledonia, grandchildren; Terry Lee (Christy) Jordan, Thomas Edward Jordan, Great grandchildren; Sarah Kristine Jordan, Emily Sue Jordan, Ryan Thomas Jordan, a sister in law; Joanne Green of Wellston and her faithful and loving companion “Gizmoe”.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death by a brother, Wayne Green.
A prayer of Elsies was: Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, a baby’s face or love in the eyes of a woman. Give my heart to a person whose own heart has caused nothing but endless days of pain. Give my blood to a teenager who was pulled from the wreckage of his car, so that he might live to see his grandchildren play. Give my kidneys to one who depends on a machine to exist. Take my bones, every nerve and muscle in my body and find a way to make a crippled child walk. Explore every corner of my brain. Take may cells, if necessary, and let them grow so that, someday a speechless boy will shout at the crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the sound of rain against her window. Burn what is left and scatter my ashes to the winds to help the flowers grow. If you must bury something, let it be my faults, my weaknesses and all prejudice against my fellow man.
Arrangements are being handled by the Boyd-Born Funeral Home.
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