HEBRON - Jacqueline "Jackie" Shirley Elliott died Feb. 3, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Columbia, Del., she was a daughter of the late Sherman T. and Beula E. Bradley Cooper.
A 1952 graduate of Delmar High School, she supported the Delmar Wildcats throughout her life. She was a Nursing Assistant who worked as a private duty sitter for several prominent area families. In later years, she worked for the state of Maryland as a Personal Care Provider, providing home-based care to the elderly.
She is survived by five children, Heidi Glasgow of Salisbury, Lydia Passwaters of Delmar, Kevin Coleman of Hebron, Shelley McKinney of Salisbury and Stephanie Elliott of Delmar; three stepchildren, Fran Todd of Eldorado, Dawn Thompson of Sharptown and Harlan Elliott Jr. of Delmar; ten grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harlan Elliott Sr.; a son, Benjamin C. Coleman; her sister, Margaret Holston; and a brother, Philmore Cooper, who died in infancy.
She was a lifelong member of Mount Hermon United Methodist Church in Columbia, a church that was built by her great-grandfather. She was also active in the restoration of the Double Mills Grist Mill in Mardela Springs, where her father had been the miller in years past.
A funeral service was held Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, at Short Funeral Home in Delmar. Interment followed in Melson's Cemetery in Delmar.