Dale Elliott : Obituary

Dale Elliott, age 92 of Blairsville, passed away Friday, July 15, 2011 at Union General Hospital. Mr. Elliott was born October 10, 1918 in Blairsville, GA to the late James Elliott and the late Leanna Chapman Elliott and was a childhood friend of Byron Herbert Reece. He was a member of Ivy Log Baptist Church. Dale was an Army Air Force Veteran having served during WWII. After the war, he attended Georgia Tech and recieved a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and worked with Allied Chemical for many years before retiring back home in Blairsville in 1981. He and his wife, Billie, recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. Dale had been very active in commumity service during the past 30 years in the Union County Lions Club and especially in the Union County Historical Society.

Survivors include: his wife, Billie Deaver Elliott, son and daughter-in-law, James and Natisa Elliott and granddaughters, Claire and Joy Elliott.

Funeral services: Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 3:00 pm at the Ivy Log Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry Karnes and Rev. Tony Black officiating. The body will lie in state at the church Sunday from 2:30 until 3:00. Music provided by: Martha Davenport. Interment will follow in the Ivy Log Cemetery with graveside military honors by the North Georgia Honor Guard and the U.S. Army. The following gentlemen have been requested to serve as pallbearers: Bill Garrison, Tim Deaver, Lester Deaver, Joe Gray, Steve Hill and John Hill.

The family will receive friends at the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, Saturday, July 16, 2011 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

Flowers will be accepted, however, in lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the American Heart Association.