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CONNIE ELKIN OBITUARY
Connie Estes Elkin
March 31, 2023
Rock Hill, South Carolina - Connie Estes Elkin, 75, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023, at the Rock Hill Grove Senior Living facility.
Connie was born on January 24, 1948, to Elliott Estes and Betty Sue Cloninger Estes, in Rock Hill, SC. During her life, she was a homemaker who thrived as a master gardener. In her free time, she loved to shop, read, laugh, and socialize. She loved all kinds of animals but especially dogs. She was a member of the Rock Hill Shag Club and the Moose Lodge. Connie loved her family very much and will be dearly missed.
She is survived by her niece, Amber Leimone (Mike) and their children, Lucas and Avery; her uncle, Harold Cloninger, her aunt, Jean Robinson, and numerous cousins.
Mrs. Elkin was preceded in death by her parents, Elliott Estes and Betty Sue Cloninger Rice; her husband, John Julius Elkin, Jr; her son, John Alexander "Alex" Elkin; and her sister, Debi Osborne.
A Celebration of Life service will be held for Mrs. Elkin at a later date.
Published by The Herald on Apr. 2, 2023. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/heraldonline/name/connie-elkin-obituary?id=51532401
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George Crow
A spunky and delightful person to be around. Didn't really get to know her until joining Bearcat reunion committee to serve with her last fall. She was our Co-chair. Will miss her engaging smile.
Linda Greene (George)
Connie was always a hoot. Said exactly what was on her mind, no filters, but never mean spirited and pretty much always funny.
I'm sorry I didn't get to see her much when she moved back to Rock Hill. I know it must have been hard for her, first losing her husband then her son.
She will always be remembered with a smile.
Bobbie Marie Key (Rourk)
In high school, there were four of us: me & Connie & Nina (Eargle) and Martha (Ticktin). Connie & I went to grade school together (Sylvia Circle) and I brought the four of us together at RHHS (ask me sometime how I met Nina - it's hilarious) but Connie was the glue that bound us and reunited us after a few decades apart. Nina & I had a good, tho brief visit with her on Thursday, 30 March. Her cousin, Jeri (Estes) Alexander - a brief aside: Connie could not have made it as long as she did without Jeri - she's a treasure - had let us know if we wanted to see her, we needed to make it soon. When Nina & I got there, Connie was asleep; the hospice workers woke her up. She recognized Nina right away; when I told her she was looking at me like she didn't know me she called me Jeri. Later I realized it was the first time since we were nine years old she saw me without glasses (I've recently had cataract surgery) & my hair is longer & grey - much closer to Jeri's blond than the dark brown you're used to. Sez me: no, I am Bobbie Marie. And she repeats: Bobbie & Nina & the tears started to fall from her eyes (and mine, and Nina's). And she went back to sleep. We continued to sit with her, holding her hand (human physical contact is important). Her cousin Stan came in & we all introduced ourselves & when Connie waked on her own the three of us were standing at the foot of her bed. Stan asked her what she thought & she said "It's a crowd." I asked "are you gonna run us off" and she responded a firm "NO." You gotta understand: our relationship back in the day was full of teasing, irony, sarcasm, and button-pushing - and on this occasion, Connie was totally with us. She was THERE. It was so encouraging, and the next day she died, and I am destroyed (as say the Irish).