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- "Elizabethton Star," Thursday, January 16, 1950
[Photo] P. H. ELLIOTT
Death Takes P. H. Elliott
Peter Hamilton Elliott, age 68, died in Swingle's hospital in Johnson City, Wednesday at 7 p.m., after a short illness.
Mr. Elliott, head of the Money Order department of the Elizabethton Post Office, was the son of Mrs. and Mrs. Daniel Elliott, Stony Creek who were members of one of the prominent pioneer families of Carter County.
He received his appointment as a Post Office Clerk under Civil Service June 1, 1919, and was in the local post office for 31 years.
He was a life long Christian leader, was born on Stony Creek, received his education at Watauga Academy, Milligan and State Teachers College. He taught school for 14 years and was a merchant in the Stony Creek section. He had been a deacon of the First Baptist Church for 35 years, and served as chairman of the board for many years, was a teacher of the Men's Baracca Class for over 30 years, and member of Dashiel Lodge No. 238.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. P. H. Elliott; two sons, Paul Elliott of Elizabethton, Tenn.; Haynes Elliott of Elizabethton; three daughters, Mrs. Anita Ferguson, Elizabethton, Mrs. H. C. Hopkins, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Sam Daniels of Elizabethton; two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Rasor of Denver, Colorado, Mrs. Jettie Grindstaff of Elizabethton; four brothers, Joe, Jim, and Seth of Elizabethton, R. R. of Erwin, Tenn.; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 1:30 from the First Baptist Church with Rev. W. C Taggart, in charge assisted by Rev. J. J. Musick and Rev. M. H. Carder.
Music will be under the direction of Mrs. Bryon Woodruff and Miss Ruth Scott.
Burial will be made in Highland Cemetery.
The body will be returned there until 12:30 Friday when it will be removed to the First Baptist Church to lie in state until time for the funeral.
Active pallbearers, Ray Hyder, Edgar Shull, P. P. Bain, T. J. Hale, Clayton Arnold, George Clark, E. C. Price, E. L. Bowers, and George Star.
Flower bearers will be the members of the Baracca Bible Class of the First Baptist Church.
Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of the First Baptist Church, Employees of Elizabethton Post Office, members of the Dashiel Lodge No. 238 and Dr. Hugh Swingle, Dr. William B. Martin, Judge Fred Booth, Rev. D. R. Kilgore, Hon. B. Caroll Reece, Judge Bob Taylor, J. L. Moore, Paul Sams, Dr. Ross Webb, Andy Arnold, K. P. Banks, Ernest Buckles, Judge W. C. O'Brien, Gene Morrell, Charles Speers, Hicks Treadway, T. A. Dugger, M. F. Summerline, George Swaddley, John Potter, J. D. Robinson and James B. Deal.
Roy Hathaway Funeral Home is in charge.
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1881 - 1950 (~ 68 years)
