© The Chickasha Express-Star Chickasha, Oklahoma 13 December 2006 April 3, 1934 ~ December 9, 2006 Graveside service for James Emmett Elliott, 72, will be held Friday, December 15, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco, Oklahoma under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home, Minco. Rev. Steve Shellhammer, pastor of the Minco First Baptist Church will officiate. James Emmett Elliott was born on April 3, 1934 and passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2006, after a short battle with cancer. © The Tuttle Times Tuttle, Oklahoma 13 December 2006 April 3, 1934 ~ December 9, 2006 James Emmett Elliott, born April 3, 1934, passed away at the age of 72 on Saturday, December 9, 2006, after a short battle with cancer. Mr. Elliott was born in Minco, OK, and graduated from Vian High School in Vian, OK. He attended Arkansas City Junior College in Arkansas City, KS, where he met and married his wife, Esther Jean. He graduated college from Southwestern State College in Winnfield, KS. He relocated to Buras, LA, in 1958 and was a partner in a successful parts and hardware business. He worked as a businessman in Buras and in Belle Chasse for 40 years, was a resident of Plaquemines Parish for 48 years, and served as a member and a Deacon of the First Baptist Church of Belle Chasse and as Board Member of the First Baptist Church Kindergarten. Mr. Elliott is preceded in death by his parents: William Christopher and Lula Lattimore; brothers: William C. and John Thomas Elliott; a sister: Ann Lou Basore; and a niece: Lee Anne Roberts. Mr. Elliott is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Esther Jean Lacquement Elliott; two daughters, Kathleen Jean Elliott and husband, D. Stephen Voss of Lexington, KY, and Mary Elizabeth Elliott of Denham Springs, LA; his siblings: Kathleen Lambert and husband Denzille of Lawton, OK, Vertie Belle Elliott of Oklahoma City, OK, Frank Elliott and wife Eleanor of Covington, LA, Charles Elliott and wife Edla of Pokeville, NC, Judy Brown and husband Charles of Oklahoma City, OK, Mary Lee Roberts and husband Troy of Westville, OK, Faye Anderson and husband Bobby of Vian, OK, Aaron Elliott and wife Billie June of Vian, OK; nephews: W. Christopher Elliott, FJ Elliott, Mark, Bill, Charles-Alan, Steven, and BillBob and nieces Denise, Wendy, Diane, Cheri, Carol, Chris, Jane-Anne, Susan, Sherry, Maryanne, Troy-Lynne and three grandchildren, Gareth James Voss, Corrine Faye Elliott and Elizabeth Rene Elliott all of Lexington, KY, and numerous grand-nieces and grand-nephews. Relatives and friends were invited to attend a funeral service at First Baptist Church of Belle Chasse at 8828 Hwy 23 at 11 AM on Tuesday, December 12, 2006. A visitation was held at the church from 9 AM until funeral time on Tuesday. Funeral services will be held with extended family in Minco, OK at Graveside only Friday, December 15, 2006 at 1 PM with Rev. Steve Shellhammer, pastor Minco First Baptist Church officiating. Mr. Elliott will be laid to rest in the Elliott family plot at Evergreen Cemetery in Minco, OK with arrangements by Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home in Minco. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the American Cancer Society or to the Building Fund of the First Baptist Church of Belle Chasse. Mothe Funeral Home in charge of all Belle Chasse arrangements, Information 366-4343. |
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