Ellen Alberta Lawson Dougan, 77, Grandview, Mo., died peacefully Monday, July 20, 2026, in her longtime home.
She was born March 3, 1949, in Chicago, Illinois.
When she was three years old her family moved to the tiny town of Corona, before settling in Columbus, where she owned that town. A cheerleader and homecoming attendant, the ever socially involved Ellen was a force to be reckoned with. She wa…