Skamokawa native returns as bookkeeper

Layton Elliott is opening a new accounting business in Skamokawa, carrying on the tradition of his mother-in-law, the late Evelyn Caroll, who operated Evelyn’s Bookkeeping Service.

Elliott said, “Unfortunate events allowed us to afford to live here, and return to the woods I wandered as a kid.”

“As a kid you can’t wait to get out,” he said, noting that he’s happy to be back to the quiet and beauty of Skamokawa.

Elliott moved back to Skamokawa in September, after growing up in Wahkiakum County. His wife Pam, was Evelyn Caroll’s middle daughter.

The Elliotts married, moved to Longview and later lived in Colorado and Oregon. Layton Elliott bought the accounting business, moved it to Longview, and later sold it, he said, but that business is no longer operative.

Elliott, who is 56 years old, says he’s semi-retired. He’s been working as an accountant since 1982, he said.

In addition to his accounting business, Elliott plays in virtual nightclubs.

“I have an avatar,” he said. “People tip me and I get the money from Pay Pal. You may not get as much money, but if you think about it, by the time you load up all your gear, set up, play four sets, get home at two or three in the morning, pay your musicians, the profit is pretty close.”

Elliott advises people who want to hear him play to check his Facebook page.

Elliott has ties to the Lower Band of Chinooks and recently saw members of the Clark family “replace a canoe they’d stolen” from the Chinook 200 years ago, he said.

Elliott will handle general accounting business. He will prepare state and federal taxes, plans to become a notary and design websites. To reach Elliott contact him at 360-795-0615.