Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

Thomas "Tom" Elliott, 74, departed this earth peacefully on July 23, 2021 surrounded by his loving family, after a short but fierce battle with cancer.

The son of Douglas Elliott and Donna Spooner, Tom grew up on a dairy farm in Waterville, New York, where he learned to work and run farming equipment. After college, he moved to The Farm community in Summertown, where he met his wife of nearly 47 years, Barbara. Barbara helped Tom recover from a farming accident that claimed his hair and scalp, and the two married in 1975.

Tom operated an excavating company and was known by many for his wo...