POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- William Joe Elliott, 63, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002, at his home. He had been in declining heath for several years.

He was born Jan. 19, 1939, in Delta, Mo. He was retired from the U.S. Navy.

Survivors include a son, Michael K. Elliott of DeQuincy, La.; two brothers, Jack Weissinger of Benton, Mo., and Jerry Young of St. Ann, Mo.; two sisters, Verna Hanna of Cape Girardeau and Barbara Jean King of Alvord, Texas.

Arrangements for burial with full military honors at the Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo., will be announced at a later date.

Cotrell Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff is in charge of arrangements.