Donald R. Elliott, 68, died at 12:22 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2011, at
Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton. He was born June 21, 1942, in St. Louis,
and was the son of the late Joseph Raymond and Katie (Booten) Elliott.
Donald was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He joined the Godfrey Congregational Church in Godfrey in 1982 and was a devoted member, having served on numerous committees over the years.
Don worked as a carpenter's apprentice under the guidance of Cal Ennis and retired as a supervisor from Shell Oil in WoodRiver after 36 years of service. Since retirement he enjoyed traveling but his greatest love was spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
On July 16, 1983 he married the former Carolyn (Hammann) in Godfrey and the two united their hearts and families as one. She survives. Also surviving are four children, Teresa Elliott Griffin (Jeff) of Godfrey, Donald L. Elliott of Alton, Dana Salzman Stroup (Craig) of Princeville, Ill., and Todd Salzman (Nikole) of Brighton; eight grandchildren, Donald Elliott, Erin Griffin, Nicholas, Matthew, Zachary and Jacob Stroup, Shelby and Brady Salzman; one great-grandchild, Scott Stroup; a brother, David Elliott of Carlinville; mother-in-law, Josephine Hammann of Carlinville; two aunts, Hazel Bigham (Odell) of Godfrey and Mildred Booten of Marion, Ill.; and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and loving friends.
Visitation was at Gent Funeral Home in Alton, April 18, 2011. A celebration of his life was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, at the Godfrey Congregational Church, 6104 Godfrey Road, with burial at ValhallaMemorial Park in Godfrey.
Memorials may be given to the Godfrey Congregational Church. Online guestbook and additional information may be found at www.gentfuneralhome.com.
[Allen Tuetken, Peggy Neudecker Snyders, and Carole Pollet-Westbrook notifiedme of this loss. Mhl]
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