Payne Gap Cemetery Directory

Thomas Edward “Tom” Elliott (1958-1997)

Names Detail

First Name

Thomas

Middle Name

Edward

Nick Name/Preferred Name

Tom

Last Name

Elliott

Birth and Death

Birth Date

April 19, 1958

Death Date

November 27, 1997

Age at Death

39 year(s), 7 month(s), 8 day(s)

Cemetery Location and Disposition

Cemetery Location

Row 02, Grave 11 | Map

Disposition Type

Burial

Relationships to Others at the Cemetery

External Links

Notes

Tom was born in Dallas, Texas, on April 19, 1958, to Dorothy and Jim Elliott. By 1972, he was living in Richmond, Virginia, but a year later he moved to Vincent, Alabama, where he worked as a brick mason, owning Cossa Valley Masonry. He was married three times and had three daughters, Jennifer Tatum Elliott, Kathleen Renay Elliott, and Morgan “Schyler” Elliott. Tom was shot and killed on November 27, 1997, at his home near Vincent, Alabama, after confronting two Shelby County police officers with a shotgun. The officers had arrived at Tom’s home to issue a felony warrant.

Images and Documents

High School Senior Portrait
Portrait, ca. 1993
Vincent Man Killed in Shootout, Birmingham Post-Herald, November 29, 1997, Page 17
Obituary, San Angelo Standard-Times Thu, Dec 04, 1997, Page 2
Obituary, The Goldthwaite Eagle, December 11, 1997, p. 8
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