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Taylor Elliott Irving Jr.
Farmville, Virginia
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Farmville, Virginia
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Send FlowersIRVING, Taylor Elliott Jr., 62, of Farmville, passed away Saturday, July 31, 2010 at his residence. He was born September 11, 1947 in Farmville. He was a son of the late Taylor Elliott Irving Sr. and Pearle Dunn Irving of Cartersville. He was a graduate of Cumberland High School and attended Smithdeal/ Massey Business College in Richmond and Southside Virginia Community College in Keysville. He served in Korea and England as a Sergeant in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam era. Elliott hosted "Call FLO" and "The Swingin' Years" on WFLO AM/FM and served as News Director for the station since 1991. In 1979, he wrote the book "Remembering the Vees," a history of the minor league Richmond Virginians baseball club. He was a charter member and four-time past President of the Exchange Club of Farmville, past member of the Board of Directors of STEPS, Inc., member and former Vice-Chair of the Employers Advisory Council, Secretary for the Farmville Postal Advisory Council and member of the Workforce Investment Board from 2002-2004 as a representative of Cumberland County. He is survived by his children, Ryan Elliott Irving (Caroline) of Fairfax, Christopher Laurence Irving of Brooklyn, N.Y., Shaun Robert Irving (Christina) of Richmond, and Meagan Marie Irving of Farmville. He is also survived by his granddaughter, Taylor Marie Boykin; brother, Everett Crawford Irving; longtime companion, Linda Armes; former wife, Janet Breton; and numerous other family members. A funeral service will be held Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 11 a.m. at the chapel of Puckett Funeral Home, with interment in Virginia Veteran's Cemetery in Amelia. Family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Elliott Irving Scholarship Fund, c/o Cumberland County Public Schools Foundation (CCPSF), P.O. Box 170, Cumberland, Va. 23040 (make checks payable to CCPSF/Elliott Irving). Puckett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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I loved the "Swinging Years". What a great radio personality. I will truly miss his voice.
Dawn Legg
February 12, 2011 | Stuarts Draft, VA
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Elliott was my uncle. He will be missed dearly by me, my father, and my mother. My heart goes out to my cousins and the rest of his family and friends.
Emily Irving
August 09, 2010 | Burke, VA
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Elliott was certainly one of the best radio announcers I have heard. I loved talking to him about the music he loved and if I ever had a question about the Swinging Years he always knew the answer. He will be missed by many and I certainly am one of the many. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Really enjoyed hearing Chris I. and Chris Brochon on Sat. Found out alot more about him and he was truly a great man.
Faye Hailey
August 08, 2010 | Keysville, VA
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Elliott and I were not particularly close but I always admired and looked up to him as my cousin and friend. I have been living and working in the "Greater Farmville Area" for a couple of decades now and an occassional listener to him on the radio, especially "CallFLO". I have been listening to the show all this week as callers have shared with Francis about how much Elliott meant to them and will be missed. I know I miss him greatly and am grateful to have known him as a friend, relative,...
Ed Dunn
August 04, 2010 | Cumberland, VA
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When I think of Elliott, I think of compassion, kindness, a joy to have known him, a good man who loved helping the underdog and a man who deeply loved his family and career. My thoughts and prayers are with Elliott's family and loved ones, my heart is thankful I was lucky enough to have known him. I wish I could speak to him just once more and tell him how much I appreciated his support and friendship as one of those underdogs who sometimes just needed a kind word and big smile-Elliott will...
August 03, 2010
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What a great loss to your family and to our community, he will be greatly missed by all. Elliott was a dear friend and student of mine (some years ago) and has done so much for Cumberland County. We have enjoyed his many programs on WFLO and the great memories that he brought to all. The wonderful ending on his Sat. show with Kate Smith and "God Bless America" will always be remembered.
Barbara Gamage
August 03, 2010 | Cumberland, VA
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In all my life, I have never met a better person than Elliott Irving. No matter how busy he was, he always took the time to speak to anyone who spoke to him. Mr. Irving, many years ago, gave me an autographed copy of "Rembering the Vees". Just this past April, I joked with him, at a wrestling event at Nottoway County High School, if he was going to write a book on the "Richmond Flying Squirrels" as well. He just laughed and laughed. I will always remember doing my Bill Clinton impersonation...
Dwayne Coffer
August 03, 2010 | Lunenburg & Blackstone, VA
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Elliott was a kind, gentle, humble man who will be truly missed by many. I was honored to be his friend, priviledged to be his cousin.
Jim Dunn
August 03, 2010 | Henrico, VA
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