James Howard Elliott

He is preceded in death by his parents, Ivy Jane Furman Elliott, his father, Arthur Elrod Elliott; his brothers Arthur Elliott and Sheldon Elliott.

He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Roberta Hart Meyers Elliott.

He is survived by 3 sons and 1 daughter, and two step-children. Sons are Rick Elliott of Florence, AL (partner Rilley Winkle), Rick’s two daughters Jacquline Wade Elliott and Ivy Louanne Elliott; daughter Elaine (George) Hall of Huntsville, Al, her sons Andrew and Michael (Amy) Palmer, and her daughter Maggie Palmer; son Jack (Emily) Elliott, and children Brandy (Herschel) Braden and Scott (Alexa) Elliott; and son Steve Elliott of Nashville and his daughters Casey Elliott and Anne Ward Elliott. Jim had 6 great-grandchildren. He left behind his step-daughter Tamara Hart (Frank) Simone of Chantilly, VA and their daughter Sienna Hart Simone; his devoted step-son Robert Allen Meyers, Jr of Chicago, IL.

Jim will be greatly missed by all the ophthalmology residents and fellows he taught at Vanderbilt, his sister-in-law Trudie Elliott and many nieces and nephews.

Born in 1927, Dr. Elliott graduated from the University of Oklahoma Medical School in 1952 (Summa Cum Laude) following his undergraduate BA from Phillips University in Enid, Ok. He was active in many national ophthalmologic societies and authored over 100 published papers in ophthalmology journals as well as a textbook on Ocular Inflammation.

He was an avid tennis player and golfer (hole-in-one at Two Rivers Golf Course).

A celebration of life will be held at Benton Chapel at Vandy (2201 W.End Ave.) on Sunday, May 17 at 12 noon, with visitation to follow.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Elliott Fund, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Development & Alumni Relations, 2525 W. End Ave., Nashville, TN 37203-1738.