Elliott, Rosemary Scully

Rosemary Scully Elliott, 81, of Washington, Iowa, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, at the Washington County Hospital following a brief illness. Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. James Catholic Church with Father Paul Appel officiating. Interment will take place at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon today at the Jones Eden Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be a rosary recited by the Catholic Daughters at 5:15 p.m. and a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.

She is survived by four children, son, John E. Elliott of West Des Moines, daughter, Lynette M. Elliott of Fairfield, son, Tim M. Elliott and wife Patty of Ainsworth, and daughter, Elizabeth Elliott and partner Michelle Westbrook of Baton Rouge, La.; five grandchildren, A.J. Elliott and wife Billy of Richland, Johannah Elliott of Ainsworth, Megan Beenblossom of Ainsworth, Mitchell Elliott of Ainsworth and Kyle Elliott of Fairfield; and three great-grandchildren, Zayden, Xavier and Oakley Elliott.

She is also survived by one sister, Virginia Peek of Santa Maria, Calif.; and two brothers, Ted Scully of Des Moines and Dan Scully of Lincoln, Neb.

In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established for St. James Catholic Church or the Washington County Hospital.

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