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Bobby Owens Elliott

Bobby Owens Elliott, age 88, of Valley, AL died at East Alabama Medical Center of Opelika, AL on July 13th, 2024.

Bobby was born in Ashland, Clay County, AL in 1936 to Ethridge Houston and Littie Jane Proctor Elliott.  He was the third son of Ethridge and Littie.  His father was a barber, and his mother ran a café in Langdale, AL.  Bobby loved to tell stories of the days he was a kid where he would spend his time shining shoes.

He said he was the Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy like the old Red Foley song.  He attended the LaFayette Lanier School in his youth and graduated from West Point High School in 1954.  He played football for the legendary coach Carlton Lewis. In 1955, at the age of 19, Bobby enlisted in the army.  He would serve three years on active duty and another three in the ready reserves as a Russian translator.

Bobby was preceded in death by his parents Ethridge H. and Littie J. Elliott, two brothers Milford Elliott and Alvin Elliott, his wife Marianne Gillenwaters Elliott, a son Danny Hinkle, a son-in-law Chip Campbell.  He is survived by one brother Charles (Jan) Elliott of Lanett, AL, two daughters Kathy Campbell (the late Chip Campbell) of Leeds, AL, Karen (Wayne) Poer of Vally, AL, daughter-in-law Beverly Hinkle (the late Danny Hinkle) of Cullman, AL, two grandsons Kevin (Jennifer) Campbell of Trussville, AL, Bobby (Mandy) Poer of Valley, AL, one granddaughter Katie (Corey) Bowens of Cullman, AL, five great-grandchildren Logan Poer, Jessica Campbell, Morgan (Jarrett) Groff, Anna Campbell, and John Bowens, three great-great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other family and friends.

Services will be on Thursday July 18th, 2024, at the Johnson-Brown Funeral Home in Valley, AL.  Family visitation is at noon, open visitation at one and services at two (eastern standard time). In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made in Bobby’s name to Langdale Community Church (formerly Langdale Congregational Christian Church) P.O. Box 155, Valley Al, 36854.