Roscoe Lawrence Elliott

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"Elizabethton Star," Monday, May 6, 1946
Roscoe Elliott Dies Of Own Hands Coroner Reports
Roscoe Lawrence Elliott, 32, "died by his own hands" at his home on Scenic Drive Sunday afternoon at 6 p.m., according to findings of the coroner's jury report.
Deputy Sheriff Harlan Oakes said that the deceased "had shot himself with a .22 gauge rifle while his wife was away from home at a neighbor's home.
Those on the jury were the Coroner Roy Merritt, O. B. Collins, P. J. Little, J. R. Lyons, Floyd Church, Worley Merritt, Russell Fraley. Deputies who investigated were Oakes and Nidiffer.
The funeral service will be conducted from the Calvary Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. George Westmoreland officiating.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Frances Elliott, one son, Lon Edward Elliott, father J. T. Elliott, one sister, Mrs. Gertrude Owens, of Virginia, seven brothers, Arthur Elliott of Rock Creek, Va., Dan Elliott, Binghampton, N. Y., Clarence Elliott of Binghampton, N. Y., Isaac Elliott, Jim Elliott, Floyd Elliott, J. T. Elliott, Jr. of Elizabethton.
Active pallbearers, Lon Peoples, Ralph Sticts, Clyde Ledford, Ray Heaton, O. B. Collins, Elbert Angel, Earnest Depew, Arthur Turner.
Flower bearers, Mrs. Lon Peoples, Ray Heaton, O. B. Collins, Ellen Vaughn, Lena Turner, Hassie Bowman, Georgia Estep, Marie Smith, Emma Broche, Mary Zimmerman, Ellis Carriger, Mrs. Dorothy Markland, Miss Mary Ruth Turner, Hilda Carriger.
The body will remain in the Chapel of the Roy Hathaway Funeral Home until Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. and will be taken to the church to lie in state until time for the service.

Roscoe married Frances Jenell Large on 12 Dec 1940 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Frances (daughter of James Austin Large and Julia Belle Riggs) was born on 22 Jun 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 May 1981 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Colbaugh Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Monday, October 9, 1944
ROSCOE LAWRENCE ELLIOTT
Roscoe Elliott, 4-weeks-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Elliott, died this morning at 8:30 at their home, 201 Cottage Avenue.
Funeral is to be conducted at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the home, in charge of the Rev. A. D. Hoffman, with burial in the Colbaugh Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Alvin Bowman and John Large.
Surviving are the parents, a paternal grandfather, J. T. Elliott, and maternal grandmother, Mrs. Jim Large.
The body was returned to the home at 3 this afternoon.
Roy Hathaway Funeral Home is in charge.

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John Wayne "Abe" Elliott, born in 1947, died January 15, 2017. He surrendered to cancer. He did not live to be 100 and not shot by a jealous husband as he joked about.
He is survived by a brother, Lon Elliott; four sisters; three daughters, Alacia, Sherri and Wendy; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and his soulmate, Missy and family.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Frances; father, Rosco; step-father, Ed Hyder; and step-brother, Alston Hyder.
Now he can go fishing every day. May he rest in peace.
There will be a celebration of life at the Covered Bridge in Elizabethton on March 5 at 1 p.m.