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Name: Shed Robert Elliott - Lt Colonel
Residence: Las
Vegas, NV - formerly of Glasgow
Died: Thursday, 15 March 2001, Valley Hospital, Las Vegas, age 74.
Born: 18 July 1926 Bakertown, KY
Son of: Shed Elliott Jr and Stella Mae Lawson Elliott
Member Johnson Chapel C M E Church at an early age. Educated at West
Viginia State College, the University of Martyland and the University of
Oklahoma.
Joined the US Army in 1944 and retired with the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel in the Ordinance Corps after 24 years of service. This included
seven years in Europe, Germany and Italy; three years in Japan and one
year each in Korea and Vietnam. He became associated with the Nuclear
Weapons Program when assigned to the Armed Forces Special Weapons
Project at Sandia Base in 1952. Subsequently, served in the technical
management and command positions involving nuclear weapons safety,
maintenance storage and disposal insice and outside the continental
United States. Prior to going to Vietnam in 1967, he was chief of
Weapons Safety Division, U S Army Nucelar Weapons Surety Group. On
return from Vietnam, he served until retirement as an inspector general
at the US Army Material Command in Washington, DC. He was a member of
Zion United Methodist Church where he worked with the United Methodist
Men. Also also a member of the local NAACP, American Society of Military
Engineers, American Ordinance Association, Veterans of Foreigh Wars, 9"
& 10" Calvary Association (commonly known as 'Buffalo Soldiers) and
West Virginia State Alumni. Received many awards including the Legion of
Merit, the Bronze Star medal and the Army Commendation medal. He was
commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel.
Survivors:
Wife: Patricia Elliott of Las Vegas
Grand-children: Joseph and Kimberly of Alaska and Jessica Elliott of Las
Vegas
Brothers: Bobby Elliott and wife Colbert Jean and Alexander Elliott of
Haywood, KY Several nieces and nephews, and other relatives.
Preceded also in death by:
Sons: Robert and Wyndham Elliott
Brothers: Kyle and Joe Elliott
Services: 11 am Thursday, 22 March 2001, Zion United Methodist Church,
Las Vegan, interment Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday, 3 April at
3:30.
Glasgow Daily Times, Wednesday, 28 March 2001, p. 2.
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