Phyllis
Ethel Scott, 73, of Caldwell, died Friday, April 19, 1996, at
her home of natural causes. Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 1996, at the Dakan Funeral
Chapel, Caldwell. Revs. Pete and Ruby Petersen of
Caldwell will officiate, with burial following at the Roswell
Cemetery. Mrs. Scott was born January
12, 1923, in Drury, Missouri, to Tom and Sadie Coonts.
She was reared and educated in Drury where she worked on her
father's farm as a young girl. She married Leo H. Scott
on August 22, 1941, in Ava, Missouri, where she was a devoted
wife and mother. In 1948 they moved to Wilder, Idaho,
where they made their home. She began working for the
J.R. Simplot Company in February, 1966, where she worked until
her retirement in September, 1981.
Phyllis especially enjoyed embroidery, sewing, and quilting.
She loved all the time spent with her children, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and family. She is
survived by 2 daughters, LauVown (Mrs. Gary) Spath of
Caldwell, and Linda (Mrs. Kenneth) Henley of Boise; her son,
Lonnie Scott of Caldwell; 2 brothers, Ted Coonts of Twin
Falls, and Donald Ray Coonts of Davenport, Iowa; 2 sisters,
Ada Wagner of Parma, and Margaret Hoog of Pryor, Oklahoma; 6
grandchildren, Danny and Terri Spath, Nivy and David Snow,
Colby Scott, Richard Henley, Teresa Scott and Randall Henley;
2 great-grandchildren, Dusty and Luke Spath; 2
brothers-in-law; 2 sisters-in-law; and numerous nieces and
nephews. She was preceded in death by
her husband Leo Scott, her parents, 2 sisters, and a brother.
Friends may call at the Dakan Chapel on
Monday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. |