Mrs. Scott was the daughter of the late John Elliott Davis and Amelia Jackson Davis. She is survived by a son, William Henry Scott, III, of Lanett; two daughters, Mary (Nena) Scott Price of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and Margaret Scott Rollison of Greenville, South Carolina; six granddaughters, Mary Martha Scott of Lanett; Susan Price Lavender of Poughkeepsie, New York;  Rebecca Price Dawson of  Seattle, Washington; Sallie Price Shirai of Buford, Georgia;  Mary Zachry Rollison of Charlottesville, Virginia; and Elizabeth Amelia Rollison of Greenville; two grandsons, John Davis Scott of Atlanta, Georgia; and Richard Zachry Scott of Auburn, Alabama; and seven great grandchildren.

 

Born Tuesday, July 14, 1925, in Opelika, Alabama, Mrs. Scott was a loyal member of the First United Methodist Church of West Point.  She taught Sunday School, led MYF groups, was Chair of the Administrative Board, Lay Leader, President of the United Methodist Women, and participated in many activities of the Church. She was a spiritual friend to many through the years and in 2001 her church honored her with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her service. 

 

Mrs. Scott was active in her community.  She served as President of the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society where she edited and co-authored many historical collections published by the Society. She also was a founding board member of the Fort Tyler Association and was instrumental in fundraising and other activities leading up to the reconstruction of the Fort in 1998.

 

Mrs. Scott graduated from Salem Academy in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1943 and Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1946.  Immediately upon graduation from Agnes Scott, she and family members traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii, where she and William Henry Scott, Jr. were married on June 14, 1946.  He was serving as an officer in the United States Navy at the time.  Following World War II, they returned to the West Point area.  William Henry Scott Jr. died in 2003.