Grover "Ace" Elliott (1925-2010)

January 25, 2010
Fort Collins, CO

The following is an obituary for a veteran and fellow motorcyle enthusiast. In February of last year I ran across an article about a Siamese Harley built in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1953. So, knowing Dad worked at the Harley shop (Les Myers Wichita Cycle Company) in Wichita Falls at that time I asked about "Ace" Eliott and the Siamese Harley. Dad remembers the man and the build.

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Elliot explains, “We had a Hummer that had been wrecked and another that was repossessed. Every Friday when we got off work, we would go across the street to the Kemp Cave, a bar in the Kemp Hotel, and have a couple of beers.” This explains a lot, because the unusual machine pictured here is precisely the kind of thing you might expect to come from a lot of ingenuity fueled by a little alcohol.
See link below.

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SHORT NOTICE MISSION:

Grover “Ace” Elliott, Jr., 84, of Wichita Falls, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2010.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at the chapel of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Wichita Falls, with Pastor Gene Krieg, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Wichita Falls.

He was born May 20, 1925, in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He proudly served our country in the United States Coast Guard during World War II in the South Pacific and during “D-day” at Normandy. A long-time resident of Olney, Ace worked as a mechanic and was a motorcycle enthusiast. He was preceded in death by his son, Donnie Elliott; grandson, Jackie Elliott; and his daughter-in-law, Linda Elliott.

Survivors include his son, Ronnie Elliott of Wichita Falls; daughter, Sherrie Otto of Decatur; daughter, Cyndi Bindel and husband, Michael of Rhome; daughter, Lynda Elliott of Wichita Falls; daughter, Deborah Kilfoyle and husband, Hank of Saginaw; son, Robert Earl Elliott of Pennsylvania; grandchildren, Kristy Elliott, Ronnie Dixon, Britney Otto, Eric Bindel, Jessie Elliott, Dyllan Armstrong, Luke Linder, and Annsleigh and Jemma Anderson.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday, January 25, 2010, at Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Wichita Falls.

For those desiring, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Disabled American Veterans or to Hospice of Wichita Falls.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.owensandbrumley.com.

February 6, 2009 - Siamese Harley Built In Wichita Falls