FRANCES H. ELLIOTT

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Frances Horton Elliott, formerly of Summerton, wife of Joseph Cantey-Elliott Sr., died June 15 at Mattie C. Hall in Aiken.

Born on Dec. 7, 1942, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late William Everett and Edna Chewning Horton of Davis Station. She attended Palmer Business School in Columbia and worked at Schofield Middle School in Aiken, where she served as a guidance and summer school secretary. She was a member of Summerton Presybterian Church until her health declined.

Survivors besides her husband of Aiken include a daughter, Dr. Julia Elizabeth Elliott and her husband, Steve Dennis, of Cayce; her twin sons and their wives, Joseph Cantey Elliott Jr. and Laura Jacobs Elliott of Augusta, Ga., and William Roderick Elliott and Beth Simons Elliott of Austin, Texas; her youngest son, Robert Anderson Elliott of Aiken; a grandson, Reuben Oliver Elliott of Austin; a brother, William Everett Horton Jr. and his wife, Pauline, of Manning; a sister, Joan Byrdic of Rock Hill; a nephew; and two nieces.

Funeral services were held June 19 at Summerton Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Garland Hart officiating. Burial followed in Summerton Evergreen Cemetery.

Miles Elliott, Tiege Elliott, Bobby Fleming, Robbie Elmore, Frankie Byrdic and Robert Brunson served as pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Summerton Presbyterian Church, 14 S. Cantey St., Summerton, SC 29148.

Stephens Funeral Home and Crematory of Manning handled arrangements.