NEW GLASGOW – Elliott Franklin Baker, 84, New Glasgow, passed away suddenly, Monday, September 12, 2011 in the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow. Born in Liscomb, he was a son of the late Arthur Baker and Mary (Gaskell) (Baker) Mailman. In earlier years he had been a fisherman. He had worked the majority of his life as a Well Driller, having been employed with various companies in Pictou County. Elliott enjoyed helping others and was his wife’s “right hand man”. He was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather. Surviving are his wife, Shirley Anne (McInnis); son, Glenn (Shirlee Heighton), Lyons Brook; daughter, Brenda (Don) Conklin, Lytton, B.C.; grandchildren, Troy, Morgan, Jeff, Matthew, Sherry, Tyler and Steven; a great-granddaughter; half-sister, Doris (David) Granter, Liscomb; Eldie (Wally) Naughler, Mosher River; Verena (Vance) Croft, Truro; Kathleen (Arch) Rose, St. John’s, N.L.; half-brothers, Gerald (Beverly) Mailman, Westville; Lloyd (Susan) Mailman, Halifax; Hector (Rene) Mailman and Doug (Georgina) Mailman, Liscomb; Delbert (Stella) Mailman, Port Auchoix, N.L.; several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his daughter, Cathy; brother, Mac Baker; half-brothers, Truman and Russell Mailman; granddaughter, Nicole Heighton. The family will receive visitors 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15th in P. & K. MacDonald Funeral Home, New Glasgow from where funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday with Father Donald Boudreau presiding. Interment will be in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Stellarton. Donations may be made in Elliott’s memory to The Pictou County Multiple Sclerosis Support Association.