Helen Elliott
Gate City | February 15, 2010
Helen Elliott – 89, entered into rest February 15, 2010 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.
Helen was born July 11, 1920. She was a housewife and a member of the Community Fellowship Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Clive Elliott (2003) and a granddaughter, Caitlyn Duncan (2006).
Surviving are four daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra and Walter Porter, Weber City, VA., Carolyn and James Flanary, Richmond, VA, Louise and Jim King, Port Orange, FL, and Sharon and Darrell Duncan, Kingsport, TN; grandchildren, Terry Porter, Mark Flanary and Angela Harley; one great-grandchild, Kyler Harley; nephews, Jimmy Ward, Orlando, FL and Joe Ward, Pilgrims Knob, VA; two special young ladies, Julie Townsend and Laura Quillen ,Mt. Pleasant, SC, and a host of friends.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at the Gate City Funeral Home or at other times at the residence of her daughter, Sharon Duncan.
Services will be conducted at 8:00 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with Rev. Joe Barber officiating, assisted by Rev. Paul Blessing. Music will be provided by Jamie Broadwater.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, VA.
Billy Quillen, Elliott Smith, Gilbert Smith, Bill Gilliam, Terry Porter, Mark Flanary, and Otis Lawson will serve as pallbearers.
The family will meet at 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home to proceed to the cemetery.
It was Helen's request in lieu of flowers, donations be made to her granddaughter's memorial scholarship, The Caitlyn Duncan Memorial Scholarship, 4907 Lexington Lane, Kingsport, TN 37664.
An online guest registry is available for the Elliott family at www.gatecityfunerals.com.
Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Helen Elliott family.