Gloria LaFern Elliott, 89, went home to be with Jesus on Friday, October 19, 2012. Fern was born on December 27, 1922 in Florence, Texas to Mary Margaret and Henry Malcom Dunlop. She married the love of her life, Milton Howard Elliott on October 5, 1943. She faithfully attended the Church of Christ in Shallowater, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her brothers Wales and Harlan Dunlop and her sisters Margaret Ruth Paige and Mildred Ethyl Billingsley. She is survived by her sister Leah Iris Fenley, her two sons Richard and Paul Elliott, four grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren. She was loved dearly and will be missed by many. Visitation services will be held on Wednesday, October 24 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Resthaven Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 25, at 2:00 pm at the Church of Christ in Shallowater. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas.