Lillian Yates Elliott

Lillian Yates Elliott 87 of 1123 W. Grubb St. went to be with the Lord Saturday April 7 2012 in Vidant Chowan Hospital Edenton. Mrs. Elliott was born in Crittenden County KY and was the daughter of the late Silas Andrew and Mary Susie George Yates. A retired secretary in the School Bus Maintenance Department of the Perquimans County School System she was a member of Hertford Baptist Church where she had taught Sunday school and had served as a G.A. leader. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband William O. Red Elliott; her sons-in-law Archie Miller and James Rupolo; three sisters Mary Wheeler Naomi Eskew and Reba Young; and a brother Ivan Yates. Surviving are her two daughters Patsy Elliott Miller of Hertford and Barbara Elliott Rupolo of Raleigh; a sister Sylvia Martin of Evansville IN; and three grandchildren John Morgan Nicole M. Elliott and husband Charles and their children Dylan and Carly A.J. Miller and wife Katie and their daughter Ava. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 a.m. in the Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Chapel 1125 Harvey Point Road Hertford by the Rev. Greg Clark. A private burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery. Friends may join the family in the funeral home immediately following the chapel service on Monday and all other times at the home of her daughter Patsy Miller Hertford. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to either the building fund of Hertford Baptist Church 124 W. Market Street Hertford NC 27944 or to one's favorite charity. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.