Carroll "Tim" Ernest Elliott

Carroll Ernest “Tim” Elliott passed away March 29, 2015, surrounded by his family. He was born Nov. 19, 1922, at home in Spokane to Carroll Burns Elliott and Dorothy Sadie Elliott. After graduating from John Rogers High School in January of 1941, he attended Kinman Business University. With an IQ easily qualifying him for officers’ training school, which he was offered after enlisting in the Army in 1942, he preferred to remain an enlisted man, serving in the military police, attending Georgia Tech and finally, of his choosing, the Airborne. He was honorably discharged from the 82nd Airborne Division in 1946, having fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war he studied pre-med at Gonzaga University.

Having dated Kathleen McLaughlin before the war and choosing Stardust as their song, they were married Dec. 26, 1946. He worked as a bookkeeper for H. Earl Clack Oil Company, leased and managed a Richfield service station for a year then in July of 1950 gained employment with the Union Pacific Railroad, from which he retired as conductor in January 1989.

He joined the Union Pacific employees club and served as president. In his youth, he achieved the level of Star in the Boy Scouts, earned medals for swimming and was an excellent ice skater. After locating to Walla Walla in 1950, Timothy Steven, Pamela Kay and Suzanne Michelle were born.

He enjoyed taking the family on vacations to the West Coast and lakes for fishing, boating and waterskiing. He joined and was baptized in Pioneer United Methodist Church, serving on the administrative board and as an usher.

He began with masonry in Hillyard, Wash., and became a life member in both Walla Walla Masonic lodges, serving as a past master. He was a noble of El Katif Shrine and Blue Mountain Shrine Club, serving as president of the latter. He supported and was coordinator for Masonic-sponsored Little League teams and chaired clinics for screening children for admittance to Shrine Hospital.

He and Kay enjoyed traveling in their camper with the Idle Roamers and later with tour agencies through the Walla Walla travel club to Washington, D.C., etc. They also traveled on the Union Pacific Railroad train to annual conventions and paratroop conventions. He enjoyed playing golf with friends and daughter Pamela, fishing, sports viewing, wood working, the opera, reading and spending time with his family until his health declined. He had a great memory for good jokes, which were enjoyed by friends.

Survivors include his wife, Kathleen “Kay;” son, Timothy Steven; and daughters, Pamela Kay and Suzanne Michelle; seven grandchildren; five great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and cat, Lily. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers; sisters; cockapoo, Mimi; and Maine Coon cat, Tiger.

A memorial and celebration of life will be held at the Pioneer United Methodist Church in Walla Walla at 1 p.m. on April 25, 2015. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations would be welcome at the Shrine Hospital or Blue Mountain Humane Society.