Mr. Thomas Howard Elliott, Sr., 55, of Fayetteville, passed away on May 4, 2011 due to complications of ALS (aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease).

Mr. Elliott was a loving father, devoted husband, dependable friend and a warrior in the fight against ALS. He retired after working 34 years with Delta Air Lines. He was an avid Studebaker aficionado and member of the North GA and National Studebaker Drivers Clubs and the Avanti Owners Association.

He is preceded in death by his first wife Cathy Brigmon Elliott; father Howard A. Elliott; sister Teresa Ann Elliott.

He is survived by his wife of fifteen years, Maureen Elliott; children, Thomas Howard Elliott, Jr. and his wife Robin of Fayetteville, Lisa Ann Elliott of Atlanta, USCG Bradley Neil Lloyd and his wife USCG Nohealani Lloyd of Springfield, VA, Alyssa Grace Thomas and her husband David of Newnan, Jessica Lee Shelton and her husband U.S. Army Specialist Brian Shelton of Ft. Bliss, TX; grandchildren, Jacob Wingo, Austin Lloyd, Brendan Lloyd, Hailey Thomas, Colin Lloyd; Mother Betty Jo Elliott of Fayetteville; family friend and full-time caregiver Gwen Moore.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 2:30 PM in the Chapel of Mowell Funeral Home, Fayetteville. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Mausoleum. The family will receive friends on Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the ALS Association of GA, 1955 Cliff Valley Way – Suite 116 – Atlanta, GA 30329 www.alsaga.org, ALS Guardian Angels, http://alsguardianangels.com/, or to the Emory ALS Clinic, http://neurology.emory.edu/ALS/.

Mowell Funeral Home, Fayetteville – www.mowellfuneralhome.com