SCOTT, John E.: Died 1984

SCOTT, ALEXANDER, GLASCOCK

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Date: 1/4/2022 at 15:43:45

John E. Scott

VERNON - John E. Scott, 81-year-old life resident and prominent citizen of Vernon, died in Van Buren Memorial Hospital, Keosauqua, at 9:05 p.m. Thursday, July 19.

He was born to Frank and Ella Glascock Scott on Aug. 2, 1902. He married Letha Alexander Sept. 7, 1935, at Vernon.

Mr. Scott was a bookkeeper for the Bonaparte Sale Barn and Davidson Motor Co. of Keosauqua, and later for the Van Buren County Conservation Board. He was a leader in the Bentonsport Restoration and was a member of the Bentonsport United Methodist Church. He was a founder of Bentonsport Improvement Association and a member of Van Buren County Development Association. He was a member of the IOOF and the Van Buren County Historical Society.

Surviving: His wife; three sons, Deane, Dallas City, Ill., and Duane and Donald, both of Ft. Madison; seven grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bentonsport United Methodist Church, the Rev. Louise Spears; Vernon Cemetery. A memorial has been established to the Vernon Cemetery Association at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.

Source: "Scrapbook 1981 - 1985", Pg. 198,
Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., IA