Dorothy Elliott, 96, of Arlington, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 at her home.
Mrs. Elliott was born in Carlisle County on August 31, 1924 to the late L. Burnice Williams and Rena Bell Morgan Williams. Dorothy was proud to have worked as a telephone operator on secure military lines for Los Alamos during World War II. She then went on to work for the Deena Lamp Factory before retiring in 1989 as a supervisor with Harper’s Hams. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Bardwell Chapter #485 and Woodmen of the World Bardwell Lodge #38 where she was awarded Fraternalist of the Year in 2009.
Dorothy’s passion was to feed people and her specialties were banana bread, peanut butter cookies and biscuits on Christmas Eve. She loved her church family and was a faithful member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. She will be remembered for her love for her family, her love to talk and that she never met a stranger.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 74 years, Denver O.C. Elliott; her parents; one son, Lynn Elliott; one granddaughter, Ashley Dawn Elliott; three sisters and four brothers.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Bardwell with Bro. Gaylon Bruer officiating. Burial will follow at Arlington Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 am until the 1:00 pm service time on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Bardwell.
Mrs. Elliott was born in Carlisle County on August 31, 1924 to the late L. Burnice Williams and Rena Bell Morgan Williams. Dorothy was proud to have worked as a telephone operator on secure military lines for Los Alamos during World War II. She then went on to work for the Deena Lamp Factory before retiring in 1989 as a supervisor with Harper’s Hams. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Bardwell Chapter #485 and Woodmen of the World Bardwell Lodge #38 where she was awarded Fraternalist of the Year in 2009.
Dorothy’s passion was to feed people and her specialties were banana bread, peanut butter cookies and biscuits on Christmas Eve. She loved her church family and was a faithful member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. She will be remembered for her love for her family, her love to talk and that she never met a stranger.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 74 years, Denver O.C. Elliott; her parents; one son, Lynn Elliott; one granddaughter, Ashley Dawn Elliott; three sisters and four brothers.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Bardwell with Bro. Gaylon Bruer officiating. Burial will follow at Arlington Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 am until the 1:00 pm service time on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Bardwell.
Dorothy Elliott, 96, of Arlington, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 at her home.
Mrs. Elliott was born in Carlisle County on August 31, 1924 to the late L. Burnice Williams and Rena Bell Morgan Williams. Dorothy was proud to have worked as a telephone operator on secure military lines for Los Alamos during World War II. She then went on to work for the Deena Lamp Factory before retiring in 1989 as a supervisor with Harper’s Hams. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Bardwell Chapter #485 and Woodmen of the World Bardwell Lodge #38 where she was awarded Fraternalist of the Year in 2009.
Dorothy’s passion was to feed people and her specialties were banana bread, peanut butter cookies and biscuits on Christmas Eve. She loved her church family and was a faithful member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. She will be remembered for her love for her family, her love to talk and that she never met a stranger.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 74 years, Denver O.C. Elliott; her parents; one son, Lynn Elliott; one granddaughter, Ashley Dawn Elliott; three sisters and four brothers.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Bardwell with Bro. Gaylon Bruer officiating. Burial will follow at Arlington Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 am until the 1:00 pm service time on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Bardwell.
Mrs. Elliott was born in Carlisle County on August 31, 1924 to the late L. Burnice Williams and Rena Bell Morgan Williams. Dorothy was proud to have worked as a telephone operator on secure military lines for Los Alamos during World War II. She then went on to work for the Deena Lamp Factory before retiring in 1989 as a supervisor with Harper’s Hams. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Bardwell Chapter #485 and Woodmen of the World Bardwell Lodge #38 where she was awarded Fraternalist of the Year in 2009.
Dorothy’s passion was to feed people and her specialties were banana bread, peanut butter cookies and biscuits on Christmas Eve. She loved her church family and was a faithful member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. She will be remembered for her love for her family, her love to talk and that she never met a stranger.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 74 years, Denver O.C. Elliott; her parents; one son, Lynn Elliott; one granddaughter, Ashley Dawn Elliott; three sisters and four brothers.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Bardwell with Bro. Gaylon Bruer officiating. Burial will follow at Arlington Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 am until the 1:00 pm service time on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Bardwell.
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