Arnette Bickley Elliott

1933 - 2019  (86 years)

• Name	Arnette Bickley Elliott  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	27 May 1933	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Dec 2019	Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Notes	Virgie Speights refers to her as "Mrs. Arnette Merritt of Dallas." Obituary Arnette Elliott Merritt, 86, of San Augustine, Texas (formerly of Hemphill) passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 in CHI Memorial Hospital in Lufkin, Texas. Arnette was born May 27, 1933 in Hemphill, Texas to Von Bergen Elliott and Minnie Bickley Elliott. She was a teacher for many years before retiring from San Augustine ISD. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hemphill. She is survived by her son, Carl Merritt of Dallas, Texas and her daughter, Claire Gurley of Bangkok, Thailand. Cremation arrangements are being handled by Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, Texas. Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 1, 2020, Page 5
  Person ID	I41684	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Von Bergen Elliott,   b. 17 Jan 1896, Milam, Sabine County, Texas d. 6 Nov 1985, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Minnie Mae Bickley,   b. 13 Jan 1904, Texas d. 13 Nov 1986, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1924  [2, 5]
  	Virgie Speights, in a column dated November 14, 1968, writes about the Von B. Elliott family, on the occasion of their retirement and liquidation of the stock of their former retail store which they had operated for 30 years under the motto "A Fine Store in a Fine Town." She noted that both were lifelong residents of the area, members of pioneer families, and always active in every phase of life in the community. Both were active in chruch, school and civic affairs, and were members of the United First Methodist Church of Hemphill.The Elliott children were well-supervised, well disciplined, with no thought of permissiveness in their up-bringing, and expected to do their best at whatever they undertook. All four were honor students in school, and all completed college educations. The Elliott's have ten grandchildren, "two granddaughter and eight skinny grandsons."
  Family ID	F12515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 May 1933 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 26 Dec 2019 - Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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