Russell Norman Elliott

Russel Norman Elliott, 87, a native of Thornwell and resident of Houma, died Friday, Oct. 10 at 10:15 p.m. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Chauvin Funeral Home and 11 a.m. to funeral time Tuesday at First United Methodist Church. Religious services will be 1 p.m. at the church with burial to follow in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 2. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Wells Elliott, of Houma; one son, Glenn Elliott and wife, Glenda of Fort Worth, Texas; two daughters, Nancy Richoux and husband, Anthony, of Richardson, Texas; Ellen Schwerer and husband, Bryan, of Cary, N.C.; two stepsons, Robert McLaurin and wife, Susan, of Centranelle, Ala., and Mike McLaurin and wife, Luan, of DeRidder; one stepdaughter, Ann Walton and husband, John, of Houma; one brother, Francis “Frank” Andrew Elliott of Pineville; two sisters, Joanna Grace Elliott Vaughn of Houston and Nellie “Corky” Louise Elliott of Pineville; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Katherine Wood Elliott; his parents, Leroy Elliott and Leona Notesine Elliott; four brothers, Fred Rosemand Elliott, Loree “Bob” Elliott, Ellery Charles Elliott, and Leroy Fred Elliott; and one sister, Winona Mae Elliott. He was a retired district superintendent for Texaco Pipeline and was a lieutenant junior grade in the U.S. Navy. During World War II, he worked on the east coast improving the efficiency of torpedoes. He was a parishioner at First United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to the American Cancer Society or First United Methodist Church.