Air Force Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Verlin Elliott
May 20, 1932 – Jan. 18, 2015 Verlin was born in Ritzville Wash. The first of four children of Martin and Esther Elliott. Vern graduated from Ritzville High School in 1950, where he was a standout athlete in football, basketball, base-ball and track. Vern was offered a football scholarship to UCLA and also played basketball against the Harlem Globetrotters. He served in the Air Force based in Mississippi and California. In 1952 he married his longtime girlfriend, Georgia Kappel. Upon...
