Merrilynn Price Elliott

Merrilynn Price Elliott, age 93, passed away on November 26, 2017, in Lawrenceville. Mrs. Elliott was born in Monticello, on January 30, 1924, to the late Frank D. and Hesper Whitten Price of Monticello. She was born in the house that she owned on South Street for 64 years.

Mrs. Elliott was a lifetime member of Monticello Baptist Church and retired after serving as registrar for Jasper County for many years. She graduated from Monticello High School in 1941 where she loved to play basketball.

Mrs. Elliott loved to fish and she entertained her friends and guests of Sunrise Assisted Living with her fish tales. She picked up pecans until the age of 90 in the pecan orchard which she owned on South Street and she loved to garden and spend time with family and friends.

Mrs. Elliott is survived by her children, Robert Wayne Elliott (Angie) of Grayson, Ga. and Jamie Elliott Davidson (Mike) of Mill Spring, N.C.; grandchildren, Courtney Leverette (Jay), Milledgeville, Jon Davidson, Baltimore, Md., Scot Davidson, San Francisco, Calif.; great-grandchildren Kayla Phillips, Milledgeville, and Weston Leverette; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Elliott was preceded in death by husband of 52 years, James C. Elliott; sisters, Dorothy Bauman of Holland, Mich., and Virginia Durden of Covington, and parents, Frank and Hesper Price of Monticello.

Funeral services were to be held at Monticello Baptist Church on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 at 1 p.m. Mrs. Elliott will be laid to rest in West View Cemetery next to her husband. Rev. David Artessa and Dr. Robert Whitmire will officiate

Serving as pallbearers will be Wayne Dooley, Joe Allen, Lee Durden, Doug Bauman, Jon Davidson and Scot Davidson. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Robby Kelly, Lee Stone, Danny Wild, Royce Roper and Larry Taylor.

The family will receive friends at Jordan Funeral Home from 5 until 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017.

The family suggests in lieu of flowers donations be made to Monticello Baptist Church 334 W. Greene Street, Monticello, Ga. 31064; or the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org.

Jordan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visit its website at www.jordanfuneralhomemonticello.com.