Danny Elks
Danny Hue Elks, 68, of Woodland Mills passed away Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at his home.
Funeral services were conducted 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Fun-eral Home. Brother Chip Davis officiated. Burial followed in Fremont Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Chad Elks, Cody Elks, Cory Elks, Matt Elks, Jimmy Elks Jr., Brandon Adams, Glen Patterson and Barry Card-well.
Honorary pallbearers were Roy Wallace, Brady Austin, Katelyn Austin and Hanna Homra.
Memorial contributions may take the form of donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Danny was born Aug. 14, 1955, in Hickman, Ky., son of the late Elihue Cleve and Corene (Johnson) Elks. He married Faye (Baggett) Elks May 9, 1975. She survives.
Danny retired as a tire builder at the former Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Danny enjoyed riding horses and spending time with his family. He was a member of Lake Road Baptist Church.
He is also survived by one daughter, Chastity Homra of Union City; one son, Chad Elks and wife, Michelle, of Nashville; four grandchildren, Katelyn Austin and husband, Brady, of Troy, Hanna Homra of Union City and Cory Elks and Cody Elks, both of Nashville; two great-grandchildren, Dani Kate Austin and Brooks Allen Austin, both of Troy; four sisters, Frances Johnson of Henderson, Ky., Pearl Dick, Marilyn Bing and Joyce Kuta, all of Union City; and one brother, John David Elks of Pahrump, Nev.
He was also preceded in death by four sisters, Carol Ruth Elks, Patrica Ann Farmer, Donna Haney and Eleanor Johnson; and three brothers, Odis Elks, Robert “Bud” Elks and Jimmy Elks Sr.
To leave messages of condolence for the family, visit the funeral home website at www.emfuneralhome.com.
Published in The Messenger/9.6.23