Mary Helen Elliott
(June 6, 1923-October 21, 2010)
Mrs. Mary Helen Elliott, 87, of Covington, TN, and formerly of South Fulton, TN died Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Covington Manor in Covington, TN. She was the daughter of Smith and Grace Hall Wilson in Lynn Grove, Calloway County. Her mother was known to the community as Mrs. Grace Parton and both she and Mary Helen worked for many years in Mrs. Annie Moore’s Upholstery Shop. Mrs. Elliott spent most of her working life as an employee of Ferry Morse Seed Company, working on the picking line.
Mary Helen married Willis Chester Elliott in 1939. She bore three children, Peggy Jean Dietz of Plano, TX, Willis Chester Elliott Jr., of South Fulton, TN, and Brenda Gail Williams of Munford, TN. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott were long time residents of South Fulton, TN. Mrs. Elliott was preceded in death by her husband on April 27, 1995, as well as her parents, a step sister, Gertie Bradshaw and two step brothers, Russell and Ellwood Parton.
Mary Helen Elliott is survived by all three children and son-in-law Stephen Michael Williams of Munford, TN. She is also survived by a cousin who was raised with her like a sister, Betty Bondurant of South Fulton, TN and her son Danny Edward Bondurant of Mayfield, KY, and his family.
Her grandchildren are Robert Elliott Dietz, Deborah Carol Dietz Fullerton, Kara Diane Dietz all of Plano, TX, Mandy Millicent Elliott and Leslie Patrice Elliott of South Fulton, TN.
Great grandchildren are Racheal Michelle Fullerton, Jonathan Paul Elliott, Jacob Dwayne Fullerton and Benjamin Conner Fullerton all of Plano, TX.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 24, 2010 at the Hornbeak Funeral Chapel, with Bro. Ron McLillie officiating. Burial will follow in the Obion County Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m. until the funeral hour.
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