Richard Lee Elliott

Richard Lee Elliott was born July 31, 1937; to the union of Sias and Pecolar Elliott of Liberty, Tx. He was the second child to be born to this union.

Richard was educated in Liberty, Tx at West Liberty High School; he later attended Lee College in Baytown, Tx and received an associate welding degree. Richard was employed with The Lubrizol Corporation in Bayport Texas for 30 years until he retired in 1998.

Richard married Alice Theresa Ruffin July 23, 1963, in Liberty, Tx. They resided in Houston, Tx for a number of years, then moved to Liberty, Tx. They later moved to Raywood , Tx where they spent the later years. To this union three children were born: Mona Lisa Simon, Richard Troy Elliott and Toni Kay Lewis.

Richard was a very active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Raywood, Tx. Richard held the honor of being a Knight of St. Peter Claver of Court #83. Richard was a third degree member of the prestigious Catholic organization.

Richard was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Theresa Elliott; both parents; two siblings, Dorothy Jean Webb and Robert Lewis Elliott Sr.

He leaves to cherish his memory his loving children, Mona Lisa Simon, Richard Troy Elliott and Toni Kay Lewis ( Reginald Lewis Sr); His grandchildren, Tomecha Edwards (Joseph Edwards lll), Fabian Elliott (Shala Melonson), Nicholas Lambert (Brittany Lambert), Rashad Lambert, Reginald Lewis Jr., Devyn Elliott, and Ristian Elliott and great grandchildren Isis Edwards, Islyn Edwards, Isaiah Edwards, Sebastian Lambert, Owen Lambert, Mason Lambert, Ahmiyah Lambert, Loving sisters-in-laws Jo Ann Trahan (Gilbert Trahan), Elizabeth Vincent, and Dorothy Elliott and a host of nieces and nephews. Richard will be missed by all who knew him.