James Franklin Scott, 92, of Maxwelton, WV, died peacefully at home on Sunday, February 7, 2016.
He was born to William Emmett and Laurence Burns Scott on March 14, 1923, in the same house in which he died.
Mr. Scott was a World War II veteran and a secondary math and science teacher who started his career at Lewisburg High School. He moved his young family to Annandale, VA, to teach at Thoreau Intermediate School for 10 years before returning to his native West Virginia, where he taught at Williamsburg Junior High School and eventually retired from Ronceverte Junior High School.
Mr. Scott was a member of Clifton Presbyterian Church and met regularly with the Clifton men for breakfast each Monday at Shoney’s. He enjoyed music throughout his lifetime, played beautifully on the piano from childhood, taught himself classical guitar, and sang with the Greenbrier Chorale and the Clifton Church choir. Mr. Scott took guitar lessons with Nathan Griffith until the age of 90. He was a member of the Ruritan Club and spent many summers selling ice cream at the State Fair. Mr. Scott was known for his wonderful sense of humor. He will be greatly missed by his family and community.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 38 years, Elizabeth Cloyd Harvey Scott; his sisters, Mary Elizabeth Scott and Laurence Maude Sawyer; and two brothers, George Madison Scott and William Emmett Scott.
Surviving are his children, Elizabeth Cloyd Scott, Evelyn Marie “Mary Ellen” Scott, James David Scott, Mildred Burns Gaston, Laurence Ann Scott-Bulka, Lucy Catherine Scott, and Rebecca Rose Scott; 16 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 13, 2016, at 2:15 PM at Clifton Presbyterian Church in Maxwelton, WV, with the Rev. Janice Fraser officiating. Burial will follow at Greenbrier Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service on Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Greenbrier County Public Library.
McCraw Funeral Home in Lewisburg, WV, is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the February 9, 2016, edition of The West Virginia Daily News.
