Leroy Martin Elliott, 75, Paola, KS, died Dec. 20th, 2020. Graveside Service Saturday December 26th at the Paola Cemetery at 1 p.m.
Leroy was born April 16th, 1945, in Smith Nursing Home in Paola, KS, to Paul Albert Elliott and Frances Viola Debrick Elliott. Leroy was the oldest for 4 children.
Leroy attended Paola Schools, Spring Hill Schools, and First Lutheran Parochial School. He graduated from Paola High School in 1963. Leroy joined the National Guard in 1965. He was activated to the U.S. Army in 1968 and was sent to Vietnam. He served in the Mobile Riverine Force. He was wounded on Easter Sunday 1969 and was honorably discharged. As Leroy recovered from his injuries he graduated from CMSU with a BS in Industrial Technology and a MS in Industrial Management.