William E. "Bill" Scott
September 20, 1920 — July 31, 2010
William “Bill” E. Scott, 89, of Alburnett, died Saturday, July 31, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following a long illness. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 5, 2010, at Prairie Chapel Church, Marion, Iowa, by Rev. H. Burr Bryant and Rev. Keith Scott. The family will greet friends 1 hour prior to the service at the church. Burial: Prairie Chapel Cemetery, Marion, Iowa. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion.
Survivors include his wife, Gertrude; 2 daughters, Judy Scott of Duluth, Minnesota, and Kristena (Steve Boddicker) Johnson of Vinton; 1 grandson, Jason (Lisa Yoder) Johnson of Parkersburg; 1 sister, Wyoma (Bill) Bradley of Washington State; sisters-in-law, Jeanne Carey of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Luaine Carey of Reisterstown, Maryland. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings Clyde Scott, Irvin Scott, Genevie Hutton, Leah Hamilton, Mary Esther Jordan, Agnes Johnson, Bob Carey, Bonnie Eishmann and David Carey.
Bill was born September 20, 1920, the son of Marcus and Lola (Beggs) Scott, in Linn County, Iowa. He married Gertrude Gunkel on September 19, 1943, in Belfield, North Dakota. Bill was a lifelong farmer in the Marion and Alburnett areas and was also employed at FMC for 27 years, retiring in 1984. He was a member of Prairie Chapel Church and Linn County Farm Bureau.
Memorials may be directed to Prairie Chapel Church in Bill’s memory.
Survivors include his wife, Gertrude; 2 daughters, Judy Scott of Duluth, Minnesota, and Kristena (Steve Boddicker) Johnson of Vinton; 1 grandson, Jason (Lisa Yoder) Johnson of Parkersburg; 1 sister, Wyoma (Bill) Bradley of Washington State; sisters-in-law, Jeanne Carey of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Luaine Carey of Reisterstown, Maryland. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings Clyde Scott, Irvin Scott, Genevie Hutton, Leah Hamilton, Mary Esther Jordan, Agnes Johnson, Bob Carey, Bonnie Eishmann and David Carey.
Bill was born September 20, 1920, the son of Marcus and Lola (Beggs) Scott, in Linn County, Iowa. He married Gertrude Gunkel on September 19, 1943, in Belfield, North Dakota. Bill was a lifelong farmer in the Marion and Alburnett areas and was also employed at FMC for 27 years, retiring in 1984. He was a member of Prairie Chapel Church and Linn County Farm Bureau.
Memorials may be directed to Prairie Chapel Church in Bill’s memory.
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