Dr. Lloyd Elliott, Jr. passed away on February 13, 2017
just days after his 50th birthday. Growing up on a hog farm in Estill Springs,
Tennessee, Dr. Elliott learned to appreciate nature and animals. His parents
and extended family fostered a desire to explore, to excel, to discover how
things work, to laugh, to follow God and to respect himself and his neighbor.
Dr. Elliott was the son of the late Virginia Smith Elliott and Lloyd Elliott,
Sr. who survives in Estill Springs, Tennessee. A stillborn sister predeceased
Dr. Elliott. His wife and soul mate is Laura Benton Pulliam Elliott. Their twin
sons are Ben and Jack Elliott, high school seniors who were able to have a
graduation ceremony in Franklin’s hospital on one of the last days of their
father’s life. Simpson County Schools, the Medical Center at Franklin and countless
businesses and friends pitched in to create a touching ceremony that shows off
the best of what makes a small town a true community. Dr. Elliott worked at
Crocker Animal Hospital for 25 years. He graduated from Franklin County High
School in Winchester, Tennessee and from the University of Tennessee as an
undergrad and a veterinarian. Lloyd was active in Sulphur Spring Baptist
Church, where he served and was served in many ways. Dr. Elliott had traveled
on mission trips to Eastern Kentucky and Nicaragua, where he used veterinary
medicine to share God’s Word. Travels with his family took him to New England,
the Pacific Northwest, the American West, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Great
Britain, Italy, Spain, France, and Morocco, but his favorite place was home. An
outpouring of cards for Dr. Elliott’s 50th birthday reinforced how many of
God’s creatures- those with two legs and four- appreciated Dr. Elliott’s
kindness, professionalism, friendship, flexibility, generosity, resourcefulness
and Christian character. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 16 from
2:00pm to 8:00pm at Franklin first Baptist Church. Funeral Services will be
held on Friday at 1:00pm at First Baptist with burial to follow in Sulphur
Spring Cemetery. The family has requested that memorial gifts be made to:
Sulphur Spring Baptist Church, POB 462, Franklin, KY 42135, Baptist Medical
Dental Mission International, 11 Plaza Dr., Hattiesburg, MS 39402 and/or Camp
Joy, POB 111, Brownsville, KY 42210. Online condolences may be made at www.craftonfuneralhome.com