Dennis Elliott, 59, a lifetime Plymouth resident, living at 805 Baker St., River Park since 1996, died in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, at 10:27 a.m. on Friday, December 26, 2003. Dennis has endured cancer related illnesses since January of 1996.
Born in Plymouth on September 22, 1944, Dennis was the son of James E. and Violet G. Fear Elliott.
He graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1962.
Enlisting in the United States Navy after graduation, Dennis served overseas in the intelligence department from 1962 through 1966.
Back home, he worked for the McLiver Family at Town & Country Press and Indiana Press and was a graphic arts designer for 20 years with Peterson Graphics of South Bend.
A sports fan of all kinds of sporting events, Dennis enjoyed playing golf and watching NASCAR.
He was a former member of the Plymouth Moose Lodge No. 741.
Dennis is survived by three sisters. They are: Roxanne and her husband Robert Croy, Plymouth; Molly J. Bailey, Plymouth; and Susan and her spouse, James Hill, Fairfield, Ohio.
Eight nieces and nephews, and numerous great-nieces and nephews also survive together with two aunts living in Plymouth: Wauneta Elliott and Edna Weedling.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation with the family will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, December 28, 2003, in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, Ind.
Funeral services will follow visitation at 4 p.m. in the funeral home. The Rev. Charles Krieg, pastor of the Salem United Methodist Church, Bremen, will officiate.
A VFW graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 29, 2003, at New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial gifts in memory of Dennis may be made to the Marshall County Cancer Fund or the American Lung Association.