Morris Gene Elliott 1941-2020 Morris Gene Elliott passed away unexpectedly at Memorial Herman Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas on Wednesday July 15, 2020. Gene was born to his parents John Lee and Floy Inez Elliott on July 30, 1941 in Goldthwaite, Texas as the 4th born of their six children. He attended public schools in Goldthwaite graduating in 1959 as salutatorian of his class. After furthering his education at the University of Texas at Austin, he started his 41 year banking career in Killeen, Texas, moving on to larger banks in Houston, including Texas Commerce and finally JP Morgan Chase Bank. While at his first banking job in Killeen he met and married Brigitte Karin Elliott. To that union of 44 years Michael Gene Elliott was born in Killeen, TX, in 1975. Michael was greeted into the family by his brother Mark. Gene is survived by his son Michael (Sarah) Elliott and granddaughters Scarlett, Tori and Paris, granddaughter Marissa Elliott as well as brother Lynn (Marsha) Elliott and sister in laws Pat Elliott and Martha Elliott. He was predeceased by his parents, his wife Brigitte Elliott and son Mark Elliott, his daughter Melanie Elliott, brothers Jimmy Donn, James Robert (Bobby), David Lee and sister Johnnie Beth Elliott. Gene will be interred in the Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery next to his wife Brigitte at a future date.