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Merrill E. "Gene" Elliott

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Merrill Elliott Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on May 19, 2012.

MARSHALL — Joint funeral services for Merrill E. "Gene" and Geraldine J. "Gerrie/Millie" Elliott will be 10 a.m. today, May 19, 2012, at the chapel of Downs Funeral Home, with Father Denzil Vithanage officiating. Interment will follow in Algoma North Cemetery. Mr. Elliott passed away May 18, 2012, in Marshall.
Merrill E. "Gene" Elliott was born June 12, 1925, in Decatur, Ill., to Merrill James and Pearl Beatrice Hays Elliott. He was a 1943 graduate of Marshall High School. He was retired from Southwestern Electric Power Co. after 37 years of service.
Gene served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1943-46, during World War II, as part of the 67th Naval SeaBees Construction Battalion as a carpenter's mate third class. He was awarded the Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the Bronze Star.
He was a member of IBEW, Local 738 for 66 years. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Marshall. He loved volunteering in the nursing home ministries.
Gene and Gerrie were married October 7, 1973, in Jefferson.
Gene is survived by his sons, David Lee Elliott of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and William M. "Bill" Elliott and wife, Karen, of Marshall; granddaughters, Mandi Christina Elliott of Plano and Crystal Victoria Elliott Henigan and husband, Tommy J. Jr., of Marshall; great-grandson, Tommy J. "TJ" Henigan III; stepdaughters, Jo Askew and husband, John, of Tool, Texas, and Geraldine J. McCarty and husband, Jim, of Irving, Texas; and the mother of his children, Lillie Nell Mayfield.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Gerrie Elliott, who preceded him in death on Wednesday, May 16, 2012; stepson, DeWayne Gillispie; and his mother and father, Pop and Mom Elliott.
Pallbearers will be Tommy J. Henigan Jr., David Hopkins, Wes Hopkins, Gene Younger, Jeff Wright and Ken Hudson.
Honorary pallbearers will be Marshall Knights of Columbus Council 1422, Marshall ARC, First Methodist Church and IBEW Longview Local 738.
Memorials may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic School, 2307 South Garrett Street, Marshall, TX 75672; or First Methodist Day School, 115 South Columbus Street, Marshall, TX 75672.
Online condolences may be made at www.downsfuneralhome.com