Daniel Craig "Dan" Elliott

Daniel (Dan) Craig Elliott, 62, born June 12, 1956 in Pawnee, Oklahoma, went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 22, 2018. Viewing will be held on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 2:00p.m at Dighton-Marler Funeral Home Chapel. Grace Hill Cemetery pavilion service and burial will follow. Martin Foster will officiate.

He was the son of Samuel C. Elliott and Juanita Marie Banning. He was the youngest of six children. Dan and his first wife, Sheryl, had a daughter, Angyl Elliott Moneymaker, and a son, Dylan Craig Elliott. Dan married Neoma J. Petersen in 1993 and they operated Pete’s Place convenience store near Sooner Lake until 2007, when they retired and moved to Perry.

Dan went to Pawnee Schools and owned Elliott Electrical Service Company in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He earned his electrical license and his mechanical license. Dan worked in dirt construction, operating many construction machines, his favorite was the bulldozer, and helped to build Highway 412 and numerous flood control dams. He also worked as a driller in the oil fields. Throughout his life, he enjoyed fishing and camping, riding dirt bikes, motorcycles and 3 wheelers (anything fast) cooking, smoking meat and most importantly reading the Bible. During retirement, Dan enjoyed researching on the computer and sharing with others about his interest in Bigfoot – he always had great fun facts to share with family and friends. In the last two years, Dan was devoted to caring for and nursing his wife, Neoma, back to health following a broken leg and two surgeries.

May he fly high in Heaven with his daughter Angyl watching over us until we meet again.

Dan was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Angyl, his siblings, Keith Semnit, Clara Smith and Jerry Semnit.

He leaves behind his wife, Neoma Elliott, son Dylan Elliott, grandchildren Gabriel Moneymaker, Kohl Elliott, Kylah Elliott and Kaylee Elliott, siblings Lex Elliott and his wife Clara, his sister Connie Smith, and numerous nieces and nephews. He also leaves behind Neoma’s children, Vickie and Lee Malget, Brenda and Larry Baker, Brian and Yuanxia Yang Petersen and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren, and many extended family members and friends.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital c/o Dighton Marler Funeral Home, 203 E. Fir St., Perry, Oklahoma 73077.

Condolences can be sent to the family via an online guestbook at www.dightonmarlerperry.com