Violet Horr

1912 - 1998  (85 years)

• Name	Violet Horr
  Born	29 Dec 1912	Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920 1930
  Died	12 Nov 1998	Sedona, Coconino Co, Arizona, USA
  Person ID	I7386	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Lennon Horr,   b. 30 Aug 1890, Pamelia, Jefferson Co, New York, USA ,   d. 19 Nov 1947, Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Nina Scanlin,   b. 7 Jan 1892, Harrisville, Lewis Co, New York, USA ,   d. 15 Jul 1971, Malone, Franklin Co, New York, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	27 May 1911	Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York, USA
  Family ID	F3303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leon Duke Elliott,   b. 6 Oct 1914, Trout River, Franklin Co, New York, USA ,   d. 12 Apr 1992, Scottsdale, Maricopa Co, Arizona, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	19 Aug 1940	Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2011
  Family ID	F3304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [[ Obituary: Watertown Daily Times (NY) - November 13, 1998 Deceased Name: VIOLET H. ELLIOTT MUSIC AND ART TEACHER Violet H. Elliott, 85, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Lake Titus, died Thursday at Kachina Pointe Health Care, Sedona, Ariz. Early in her career, Mrs. Elliott taught music at Sherman Street School and South Junior High School in Watertown. She then taught art at elementary school in Malone and in the Brushton-Moira Central School District. She then did substitute teaching in the Malone Central School District for several years before her retirement. Born Dec. 29, 1912, in Potsdam, daughter of Lennon and Nina Scanlin Horr, she graduated from Potsdam High School and earned a teaching degree from Potsdam Normal School in 1933. She married Leon A. "Duke" Elliott on Aug. 19, 1940, in St. Mary's Church with the Rev. Joseph L. Tierney, pastor, officiating. The couple moved to Malone in 1951 and were the co-creators of Elliott & Hutchins Inc., the distributor for Bombardier for the Northeast. Mr. Elliott, the man who brought the first Ski Doo snowmobile to the United States in 1959, died April 12, 1992. Mrs. Elliott was a past member of the Alice Hyde Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Board of Directors and also was one of the creators of the annual fund-raiser, Rose Day. She directed the first Malone Winter Carnival Revue, "The Roaring 20s," and was past president of the Women's Club, Paradise Valley, Ariz. She is also a past member of St. Joseph's Church, Malone, and was a member of the Malone Duplicate Bridge Club and the Lake Titus Protective Association. She was also a member of the Potsdam State University College Trustee Council. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Jayne) Crossman, Malone, and Sharon Nagy and Susan "Tudy" Longmire, both of Sedona; a sister, Mrs. James (Betty) Coughlin, Malone; five granddaughters and several nieces and nephews. A brother, Darwin Horr, and a niece died before her. A memorial Mass will be said at 1 p.m. Dec. 9 at St. Joseph's Church, Malone, with the Rev. James Shurtleff officiating. Burial will be in Morningside Cemetery, Malone. Arrangements are with St. Mary-Murphy Funeral Home, Malone. Donations may be made to the North Franklin Animal Shelter in care of Shirley Morton, Barehill Road, Malone, or to the American Lung Association.