ELLIOTT, JR., Glenn

The White Mountain Independent, Show Low, Arizona ~ 04/08/2016 Glenn Elliott Jr. died March 27, 2016, in Lakeside. He was born March 6, 1923, in Howard, N.Y., to Glenn W. and Jessie (Burgett) Elliott. In 1982 Glenn was born again by receiving Jesus as Lord and Savior. He served as assistant Sunday school director and was active in many areas of ministry as a member of Arizona Avenue Baptist Church in Chandler. In 1989 Glenn and his wife, Eloise, transferred their membership to Saguaro Baptist Church in Mesa. They served there until 1993. They then moved to Show Low and joined their membership with the First Baptist Church there. He served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher for many years. After the loss of his wife, he joined the Linden Hills Family Fellowship where his son, Kenneth Elliott, pastors. He loved the outdoors, camping, fishing and hunting. He also loved and collected things from the Old West era. Glenn is survived by his sons, Kenneth (Thelma) Elliott of Show Low, Gary (Carolyn) Elliott of Show Low and Christopher Elliott of Arizona City; daughters Susan (Bryan) Burt of Tucson, Sheron (Ron) Matthews of Mesa and Gail (Jimmy) Poindexter of Cabot, Ark.; 16 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and sister Catherine Jacobs of New York. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eloise, his parents and sister Amy. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Linden Hills Family Fellowship, P.O. Box 187, Show Low, AZ 85902 in Glenn’s name. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday April 9, at the Linden Hills Family Fellowship, 1013 Verona Lane, in Linden. Owens Livingston Mortuary of Show Low handled arrangements. For those who have special memories and would like to send private condolences or sign an online guest book, visit www.owenslivingstonmortuary.com.