Jeannie Lou (Pirtle) Elliott

On Friday, October 4, 2019, Jeannie Lou (Pirtle) Elliott, loving wife and mother, passed away at age 70.

Jeannie was born on April 18, 1949 to Sherman and Kathryn (Schmucker) Pirtle. She was a 1967 graduate of Temple High School and received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton. Jeannie worked for Scott and White, Texas Instruments and Acer in the HR departments. She later worked at Senior Care of Marlandwood East Nursing Home in Temple, eventually retiring in 2009. On May 4, 1970, she married Mark Elliott in Arlington, Virginia. Mark and Jeannie raised two sons together, Todd and Forrest.

Jeannie was a nurturing, creative person that always put her needs second to those around her, especially her family. She enjoyed watching classic movies, especially film noir, and classic TV shows like Dennis the Menace. She was also a collector of antiques, frequenting shops all around Texas to find uncommon objects and good deals. She loved spending time in the garden, planting things that her husband Mark in turn helped her maintain. She was known for her selfless, considerate spirit and uplifting presence. She is greatly missed.

Jeannie was preceded in death by her father, Sherman. Jeannie is survived by her mother, Kathryn, husband Mark, her two children, Todd and Forrest, her brother Brady, and grandchildren Megan, Tabatha, Jake and James. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 10:00 AM at the Dossman Funeral Home chapel in Belton with Bruce Burleson and Rev. Andy Davis officiating. The burial will be at the Central Texas State Veteran’s Cemetery in Killeen.

A visitation will be held on Tuesday evening from 5:30-7:30 PM at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton.