Carrie May (Taylor) Scott (1862-1947)

TAYLOR, SCOTT, SHEDDON, BROWN, APPLEGATE, CHRISTY, ROSEN, THORSON, BARRETT, ZOOK

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:12

From Nevada Evening Journal August 28, 1947 (page 4)

Mrs. Carrie Scott Laid to Rest in D. M. Cemetery

Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie Scott, 85, mother of Mrs. J. C. Christy of Nevada, who passed away at the Colfax Sanitarium, August 21, were held from the Ankeny Methodist church, Saturday, Aug. 23 with the pastor, the Reverend Mr. G. S. Bruland officiating assisted by Dr. C. D. Loose of Adel, who brought the message and read the obituary.

Mrs. Marion Coppock was organist and Miss Berniece Helgeland sang "Abide With Me" and "Crossing the Bar."

The beautiful flowers, and the generous sum for China missions attested to the love and esteem in which the deceased was held.

The casket was carried by six grandsons of the deceased: Charles Zook of Des Moines, Marshall Appelgate of Maxwell, Theodore Thorson of Ankeny, Norman Rosen of Fort Dodge and Harold Scott of Chicago, Ill.

Burial was in Laurel Hill cemetery in Des Moines by the side of the husband and father who passed away in 1917.

In addition to the message the following life story was read:

Obituary

Carrie May Taylor, eldest daughter of Henry Boardman and Julia Sheddon Taylor, was born in Lewsitown, Fulton County, Illinois Feb. 5, 1862, and departed this life at the Colfax Sanitarium August 21, 1947.

When a child she moved with her parents to Mooers, New York, where she grew to womanhood. She attended the public schools in Mooers, the State Normal School in Albany, and took a course in music in Syracuse University.

On December 25, 1884 she was united in marriage to the Rev. Mr. Clifford E. Scott, leaving immediately for Coplapo, Chile, S. A. where they served for three years as Missionaries under the Methodist Board of Missions.

In 1887 they returned home form their missionary work abroad and entered into pastoral work in the Troy conference of the Methodist church in New Jersey. The continued in the pastorate until 1894, when they moved to Iowa where they reared their family, residing here until death. Mrs. Scott retained her relationship with the Methodist church, being a member of the Ankeny Methodist church at the time of her death. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star.

Mrs. Scott lived a full and useful life, a life helpfulness in every way. Keeping up her home, she yet found time to teach music in the public schools and to teach private students in her home. She served as organist in her church and entered whole-heartedly into all other activities of church and community life.

Mrs. Scott was a beautiful and devoted mother, a loyal neighbor, and a cordial friend. She was truly christian in character, possessed of exceedingly high christian ideals. She had no place in life for the cheap and the shoddy; only place for that which was true and uplifting and abiding. The heritage which she left to her children was more than a material heritage; it was one which built itself into character and life, and one which endures even unto the eternities.

Preceding her in death were and infant son, Clifford Henry, who was born and passed away in Chile, S. A.; her husband; and another son William. She left to mourn her departure seven children, Mrs. George Brown of Mitchellville, Mrs. Lota Applegate of Waukee, Mrs. J. C. Christy of Nevada, Mrs. E. R. Rosen of Fort Dodge, Mrs. A. T. Thorson of Ankeny, Charles T. and Donald N. Scott of Des Moines; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Barrett of Albany, Oregon; 26 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; other relatives and a host of friends.