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Obituary of William Howard Elliott
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ELLIOTT, William Howard ‘Bill’ Toney River It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bill Elliott. Bill was released from his suffering on May 6th after a long courageous battle with Parkinson Disease/Lewy Body Dementia. He was born on September 6th, 1950 to Willie and Mary Elliott. Toney River was always his home. Bill was a quiet, funny, humble, hard working, gentle family man with high moral standards and a heart as big as the sky. He was always there to help anyone with anything. Bill loved his community of Toney River. He organized the Toney River B.B.Q. for many years and kept everything running smoothly until he wasn’t able. He started the Adopt a Highway program in Toney River. He also helped with the Riverbank Cemetery clean up. Bill took great pride in his community and all that he did. After graduating from West Pictou District High School, he began to pursue a diploma in electronics at DeVry University in Toronto, Ontario. He quickly realized that he was not intended for city life, so he headed home to sweetheart, Carolyn. He worked at the garage in Toney River, and then applied and got hired on at Maritime Tel and Tel. Bill had a very quick mind and fantastic problem solving skills. He was a jack of all trades man who was always happy to help fix a problem. This was evident in his career at Maritime Tel & Tel, where he worked for 30 years. We were told he was the go to man when it came to resolving an issue at hand. After retirement Bill worked in maintenance at MacKay’s Cottages and Conference Centre where he took the same pride in his work. Bill leaves behind his wife and best friend, Carolyn (nee Wooldridge) of 51 years; the joys of his life - his children, Bruce, Brad, Blaine, Caralei (Joseph, who he thought of as a son); and grandchildren, Kaylynn, Kathryn, Brandon, Elijah, Mya, Spencer, Dylan, Cohen
William Elliott (actor, born 1934)
American actor and musician (1934–1983)
William Elliott | |
|---|---|
| Born | William David Elliott (1934-06-04)June 4, 1934 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | September 30, 1983(1983-09-30) (aged 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Bill Elliott |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 1968–1980 |
| Spouses | Dionne Warwick (m. 1966; div. 1967) (m. 1967; div. 1975) |
| Children | 2, including Damon Elliott |
William David Elliott (June 4, 1934 – September 30, 1983) was an American actor and jazz musician. He had a recurring role in Bridget Loves Bernie as Otis Foster and a recurring role as Officer Gus Grant in Adam-12. He also appeared in Elvis Presley's 1969 film Change of Habit.
Background
Elliott was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He spent four years in the United States Navy as an electrician. He later worked for US Steel and left the job. He also turned down an opportunity to study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, instead preferring to pursue his ambition of being a drummer. He eventually formed his own music group. He married the background vocalist for the group, Dionne Warwick, in 1966. While at the home of Warwick's parents to ask permission to marry Dionne, Elliott was invited by her father to have a talk in the living room. Her father knew of Elliott's reputation as a ladies' man and, Warwick has stated, happened to be cleaning his gun then in preparation for a hunting trip. Warwick and Elliott had two sons together, David and Damon. The couple divorced in 1967 but soon remarried. They divorced for a second time in 1975.
Television work
An early appearance on television was in the series Dragnet. The episode Community Rel Notes: . Complete name: William Topp Elliott Birth date: ??.???.~1905 Birth Place: Okolona, Chickasaw County, MS, United States Death date: 16.Nov.1947 Death Place: Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, United States Nationality: United States Gender: male Age at death: 42 Event date: 16.Nov.1947 Series: unknown Race: [consolation race] Event type: race Country: United States (Florida) Venue: Plant Field Variant: 1/2-mile dirt oval (1921-1942, 1946-1980) Role: driver Vehicle type: car Vehicle sub-type: single seater Vehicle brand/model: unknown Vehicle number: 3
A two-car accident in the consolation race at Plant Field in Tampa, Florida on 16 November 1947 led to the death of William Elliott.
Exiting the first turn on the first lap of the race, the cars of Elliott and Don Rabey of Norfolk, Virginia tangled. Elliott's car flipped over, with Rabey's car landing atop Elliott's. Rabey's car then caught fire. It took ten minutes before the cars could be untangled to allow Elliott to be removed. He died in the emergency room at Tampa Hospital a few minutes after arrival. Rabey was treated at the hospital for deep lacerations about the face and left arm and he was x-rayed for a possible fracture of his left arm.
Initially, little was known about Elliott or how much racing experience he had. The car's regular driver, "Wild" Bill Larimer, stepped aside after qualifying, giving no reason for exiting the car. When this happened, the car's owner, Jack Richardson, arranged for Elliott to take over. Richardson said he thought Elliott was a driver who had just come down from the North. He said Elliott had approached him before the race and asked if he needed a driver, saying he had about eight to ten years experience. Officials insisted Elliott was a qualified and experienced driver, although the president of the sanctioning body admitted to the Tam