Mrs. Elouise Updegraff (née Elouise Jean Brill), of Cabool, Missouri, passed away April 2, 2023. She was 101 years of age.

She was born January 4, 1922 to William Bryan and Bessie Scott Brill and grew up in south central Missouri, graduating high school in Mountain Grove in 1939 and then atte nding what is now Miss o uri State Universi ty in Springfield.

She took the Civil Service Entrance Exam in 1941 and s hortly after W orld War II bro ke out, she received notification that she had passed the exam, along with instructions to report to Washington, DC, for duty assignment. If she chose not to report for duty, she was told she could never again seek employment with the U . S . g overnment. So s he left her job as an elementary school teacher and went to Washington, expecting to stay for the duration of the war, but ended up working for the f ederal g overnment for more than 50 years.

She began working at the Pentagon for Headquarters, Department of the Army while the Pentagon building was still under construction. During her distinguished career at the Pentagon, she received both the Department of the Army's Meritorious Civilian Service Medal and the Superior Civilian Service Medal.

In retirement, s he lived alone in her country home near Manassas, Virginia, until she was almost 96.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank, and three brothers, Elw yn, Herbert and Nuel. She is survived by a sister, Iolene Hagan ; four b rothers, G ene, Gerald, Lyle and Dwight ; and a host of nieces a n d nephews and their ex tended families .

At her request no service will be held. Should someone wish to honor her memory, she suggested they simp ly do a ki nd act for another.

Per her wishes, no services will be held