Gary Odell Elliott

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Gary Odell Elliott, 69, met his Lord and Savior face to face Sunday August 14, 2022, with his family by his side. The funeral will be Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. at Waller Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Dickinson and Rev. Steve Quarles officiating. Burial will follow in Anchor Baptist Church. Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Waller Funeral Home from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M.

Gary was an active member of College Hill Heights Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday School Teacher and Deacon. He and his wife, Kathy, have been members of the church for 40 years. Gary had a passion for serving the Lord and always looked for opportunities to minister to others.

Gary was a graduate of Mississippi State University, class of 1975, where he received a degree in Forestry. He was currently employed as a Forester for Harrison Logging. He loved the outdoors and through his job as a forester was able to meet and minister to a large group of people over the years. Along with his love for the outdoors, he enjoyed gardening and hunting. Over the last few years, he also began woodworking as a hobby and found a lot of enjoyment in crafting pieces from wood. As a former MSU graduate he had a huge love for sports and was an avid Bulldog fan! During his high school career, Gary played many sports and after moving to Oxford it was not uncommon to find him playing softball on the weekends for Marquis Chevron and Waller Drugs. He will be remembered as a loving husband, a supportive father, a dependable brother, and an encouraging grandfather.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 45 years, Kathy; two daughters Leslie Covington (Jason) of Batesville and Paula Rikard (Walt) of Oxford; three granddaughters, who were the apple of his eye, Ella, Claire and Harper Covington and one sister, Glenda Carr of Mooreville.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Gither and Inez Hatley Elliott and his sister Suzanne Elliott Fowler.

Memorials can be made to College Hill Heights Baptist Church, 147 County Road 102, Oxford, MS, 38655.