George M. Elliott (1865-1937)

ELLIOTT, LAMB, BARBER, HAYDEN, WILSON, CHRISTY, LOHR, CROY

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/8/2014 at 22:26:28

From unknown newspaper 1937

Funeral Services for George Elliott Thursday Afternoon

Funeral services for George M. Elliott, 72, long time prominent citizen of Grant township, who died at the Methodist hospital in Des Moines early Monday, will be held at the Methodist Episcopal church in Nevada, Thursday afternoon at 2:00, after which the body will be laid to rest in the Nevada cemetery, by the side of the wife who died December 7, 1918.

The service will be in charge of Rev. George Lawton of Valley Junction, former Nevada pastor and who administered to Mr. Elliott during the months he was in Des Moines hospitals. Rev. Lawton will be assisted by Dr. C. D. Loose, pastor of Nevada Methodist Episcopal church.

The funeral was delayed awaiting the coming of the daughter, Maxine--Mrs. Harold Barber, who is to arrive today from her home at Los Angeles.

George M. Elliott was born August 18, 1865, in Champaign county, Illinois, a son of Samuel F. and Mary L. Elliott. He lived for years on a farm in Stanton township, Champaign county, and was married march 8, 1905 to Bessie F. Lamb. They came out to Iowa and located on a farm in Grant township, Story county, in 1908 and there their children were raised and there the wife and mother died December 7, 1918.

Mr. Elliott who had been a sufferer from diabetis and other complications for a year of more, suffered a stroke on September 6, from which he never recovered.

He leaves the son, Doyle Elliott now on the home farm, and two daughters, Mrs. Maxine Barber of Los Angeles and Mrs. Evelyn Hayden of Des Moines.

He also leaves four sisters, they being Mrs. L. E. Wilson of Peoria, Ill., Mrs. D. O. Christy of Nevada, Mrs. Josephine Lohr of Cromwell, Indiana, and Mrs. Mary E. Croy of Bandon, Oregon. Two sisters are deceased and one brother Charles Elliott, died three years ago and Aredale, Iowa.

Mr. Elliott was a man of fine character and one of the outstanding, public spirited men in the community in which he lived for many years. he served long on the school board, much of the time as president, was one of the active factors in the building of the Shipley consolidated school and was always identified with any project for the good of the community.

He attended and was a liberal contributor to the United Brethren church at Shipley and did his part in all charitable causes.

Upon the death of Mrs. Elliott, the sister, Mrs. Wilson, came and took charge of the home and assisted in raising the three motherless children. She remained there until the son Doyle was married and brought a wife in to care for the house.