Ira Van Elliott^{[1, 2]}

1923 - 2012  (88 years)

• Name	Ira Van Elliott
  Born	28 Dec 1923	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Mar 2012	Danville, Virginia
  Buried	Schoolfield Cemetery, Danville, Virginia
  Person ID	I19600	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Howard Elliott,   b. 14 Oct 1883, Henry County, Virginia ,   d. 1965, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Serrelza Frances 'Relza' Wells,   b. 11 Oct 1885, Henry County, Virginia ,   d. 26 Aug 1974, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 88 years)
  Married	13 Apr 1907	Whitmell, Virginia
  Family ID	F3795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Wright,   b. 22 Sep 1926, Franklin, Virginia ,   d. 11 Sep 2011, Danville, Virginia  (Age 84 years)
  Married	27 Oct 1946	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  	Type: Fairview Methodist Church
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2023
  Family ID	F9153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Mr. Van Elliott, Sr., 88, formerly of 108 Brook Circle, Danville, went to be with his Lord at the Danville Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Thomas Howard Elliott and Serelza Wells Elliott of Danville, VA. He lived most of his life in the Westover Hills community, he was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired from the City of Danville. He was a member of Fairview United Methodist Church where he was a superintendent and Sunday school teacher, a Boy Scout Master and Charter Member of Westover Sertoma Club. He was predeceased by his loving spouse, Dorothy Wright Elliott whom he was married to for 65 years. Survivors include daughters Janice Elliott Richardson and husband, Berkley Richardson, Susan Elliott Ricketts and husband, H T Ricketts, Martha Elliott Knick and husband, Gary Knick, son, Van Elliott, Jr., and wife, Nickie Elliott, sisters Cordie Mae Elliott Shelton, Erma Motley, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his sisters, Lucille Hayden and Iris Shelton, brothers, Calvin, Curtis, Cecil, and Hassell Elliott. Funeral services officiated by the Rev. Kathleen Monge were held at Fairview United Methodist Church. Interment followed in the Schoolfield Cemetery with military honors provided by American Legion 1097. Swicegood Funeral Home respectfully served the Elliott Family. Published in Danville and Rockingham County from March 9 to March 11, 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91143646. picture/obit. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=General-9279&h=11431415&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60525. Name: Ira Van Elliott Gender: Male Race: White Age: 22 Birth Date: abt 1924 Marriage Registration Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Marriage Date: 27 Oct 1946 Marriage Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Father: T H Elliott Mother: Serelza Wells Spouse: Dorothy Wright