Louis H Elrod

Funeral services for Louis H. Hootie Elrod, 83, of Hughes Springs, will be 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Reeder-Davis Chapel. Burial will follow at Sardis Cemetery, under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home, of Hughes Springs. The family will receive visitors from 6 until 8 , Monday evening, at the funeral home. Mr. Elrod was born November 27, 1929 and passed away April 14, 2013. He was a Korean War Army Veteran. He retired after many years at Lone Star Steel and was also a retired school bus driver. Hootie was preceded in death by his wife, Weida Elrod. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Donna Elrod, of White Oak; two daughters and a son-in-law, Debra and Robbie Higginbotham, of Hughes Springs, and Rebecca Strickland, of Queen City; seven grandchildren; six great grandchildren; one sister Pluma Barrett, of Linden; and a very special friend, Ms. Betty Wassom.