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ELMORE A. ELLIOTT
MR. SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Honorable Elmore A. Elliott, begs leave to submit the following memorial:
Elmore A. Elliott was born on a farm in Indiana across the Ohio river from Louisville, Kentucky. He passed away at his home in Des Moines on December 6, 1956.
He attended Westfield College, Westfield, Illinois, and former Western College at Toledo, Iowa.
He came to Des Moines in 1898 when he married his wife, Lola, whom he met at Western College.
The Reverend Mr. Elliott was an ordained minister of the Evangelical United Brethren denomination.
He served the former Castle and Miller Memorial churches in Des Moines, and other United Brethren Congregations at Dawson, Van Meter, Elkhart and Granger. He served Congregational churches at Ankeny, Johnston, Berwick and Bondurant.
During most of his ministries he continued to make his home in Des Moines.
A Republican, he served in the Forty-first, Forty-second, Forty-second Extra, Forty-third, Forty-fifth, Forty-fifth Extra, and Forty-sixth sessions of the General Assembly.
The Reverend Mr. Elliott is survided by his widow and one sister, Mrs. Thomas Vardenius of Portland, Oregon.
Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Fiftyseventh General Assembly of Iowa: That in the passing of the Honorable Elmore A. Elliott, the state has lost an honored citizen, a hospitable friend and a faithful, useful public servant, and the House, by this resolution, would express its appreciation of his service, and tender its sympathy to the members of his family.
Be It Further Resolved: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.
HOWARD C. REPPERT, JR.,
L. A. FALVEY,
T. O. NUTT,
Committee