Scott Robert Elliott

Scott Robert Elliott, 43, of Summerville, SC, died Saturday, August 4, at his home.

He was born April 15, 1975, in Waterloo, IA, the son of Robert and Angela Elliott.

Scott graduated from Union Community Schools in La Porte City, IA, in 1993. He served in the U. S. Navy from 1993 to 2010 as an aviation electronic technician second class petty officer. During his military career, he was based in Tennessee, Florida, Oklahoma, and Washington. Scott was a veteran of the Gulf War serving several tours of duty overseas aboard naval ships and aircraft. After leaving the military, Scott worked for the Boeing Corporation in both Seattle, WA, and North Charleston, SC. He also attended Skagitt Community College in Oak Harbor, WA, with courses in fire science and EMT studies. He served on the North Whidbey Volunteer Fire and Rescue for several years. In Summerville, Scott was a member of a motor cycle club and enjoyed riding his Harley with his friends. Above all, he loved spending time with his son and his pets.

Scott is survived by his son Stetson Elliott of Summerville, his father and step-mother, Robert and Vada Elliott of Dysart, IA, his mother, Angela Elliott of Oelwein, IA, his sister, Shanna (Will) Hartke of Fairbanks, IA, and his brother, Spencer Elliott (Shanna), of Johnston, IA. He also leaves behind a special friend, Ashley Gregory of Summerville.

Scott is preceded in death by his grandparents, Dean and Dorothy Elliott and Mary Ellen Walton.

A celebration of Scott’s life will be held at Skynyrd’s Grill and Sports Bar in St. George on Saturday, August 11, at 3 p.m. Scott's cremated remains will return to Iowa for a service in his home town at a later date.

Memorials can be made to the family for his son.

Expressions of sympathy for the family may be viewed or submitted to www.mcalister-smith.com. Arrangements entrusted to McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, Goose Creek, 869 St. James Avenue Goose Creek, South Carolina, 29445, 843-553-1511.