Arthur Benjamin Elliott
February 23, 1930 - January 21, 2014
Obituary
Arthur B. "Whitey" Elliott of Aberdeen died on Tuesday, January 21 at the age of 83. Born in Aberdeen, he was the son of the late James Allie and Annie (Boyd) Elliott formally of Aberdeen. Whitey joined the Army, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, in 1947, serving six years as a Military Police. After the service Whitey, joined the Harford County Sheriff's Department and served as the first police officer dedicated to live on the grounds of Bata Shoe Company in Belcamp, MD.
In 1960 he and his family transferred back to his hometown of Aberdeen where he rose through the ranks from the first Detective Division and to serve as Aberdeen's Chief of Police from 1974-1981
Former Chief Elliott was a member of the Aberdeen and Havre de Grace American Legions and also a Lions Club member.
He is survived by his son, Arthur "Buddy" Elliott, Jr. ; daughters, Arlene B. Swarthout and Patti Poughkeepsie all from Aberdeen; brothers, Robert and Morgan Elliott of Aberdeen; grandchildren Ron Swarthout of California, Lani Swarthout of Aberdeen, Andrew Ortman of Ft. Know, Kentucky, six great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Frances (1999), brother, Allie, Jr. and granddaughter Elizabeth Swarthout. A visitation will be held at the family owned Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home on Saturday, February 1 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM with a memorial service conducted at 7:30 PM. Contributions in memory of Mr. Elliott may be made to Amedysis Hospice, 19 Newport Drive Forest Hill, MD 21050, or Harford County Humane Society, 2208 Connolly Road Fallston, MD 21047.
Funeral Home:
Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home
333 South Parke Street
Aberdeen, MD
US 21001
Events
Visitation
Sat Feb 1, 2014 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home • 333 S Parke St., Aberdeen, MD 21001
Visitation
Sat Feb 1, 2014 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home • 333 S Parke St., Aberdeen, MD 21001
Service
Sat Feb 1, 2014 @ 7:30 PM EDT
Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home • 333 S Parke St., Aberdeen, MD 21001
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Memories
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1st Sergeant J.G. Testerman (Retired)
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To the Elliott Family. May the comfort of God and good friends bring you peace in your time of loss. Whitey was my Sergeant when I started the P.D.in the early 70, I always liked him and he would help young Officers just starting out in Law enforcement. He was a very good Chief. He will be missed by all who knew him. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Family.
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Maureen Wesner
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Dear Arlene, Patty, Buddy and families, I was sorry to hear about your dad. He was a great friend to my dad and was always a great "uncle" to us Travers kids. He will be missed.
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Douglas Burdette
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I have many fond memories as a teen in the early 1960's growing up in Aberdeen. Among these memories are of police officer "Whitey" Elliott who did his best to keep all of us in line and out of trouble with total respect and kindness. Whitey made it a point to know every young person in town by their first names. Get too rowdy or cause a commotion you were going to get chastised like he was your father. If he saw you walking down the street he would stop and talk about pretty much anything under the sun. If a couple of us were in the Ideal Dinner in the evening, he would come over and sit with us like one of the boys. Whitey became our friend and our guardian in public. He was a great inspiration to many of the young people in town, which explains why Aberdeen was a very peaceful place back in those days. I am now 71 years old and I know that as I spread the word of his passing to my friends from those days they will still remember him well and have nothing but praise for him. My condolences to his family. Aberdeen has suffered a great lost with the passing of great a man who dedicated his life to his community.
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Teresa Pierce Hew
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Thoughts and prayers to the Elliott family. Chief Elliott was a fabulous man....mentor ...and leader in our community. Sincerely,
JA
Jim & Dorie Andrews
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Arlene and family we have been friends for many many years. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
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Peggy Schantz Miller
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To the Elliott family, Condolences on your loss. Cherish those fond memories. May you find peace in knowing how many people share your sorrow. He was an wonderful asset to the community.