Obituary of Myrtle Marie Scott

Sedan - Myrtle Marie Scott, 91, of Sedan, passed away Sunday afternoon December 20, 2009 at the Pleasant Valley Manor in Sedan. She was born January 25, 1918 near Cedar Vale, Kansas to Rush E. and Nellie (Kennedy) Steward. In the summer of 1925 at the age of seven, she accepted Christ as her Savior and was baptized in the North Cedar Creek stream near her parents' home and became a member of the Methodist Church in Cedar Vale, Kansas. She attended North Cedar School and later graduated from Cedar Vale High School in 1936. She worked at Meadow Lane Dairy and the Acton Manufacturing Plant in the 1950's at Arkansas City, Kansas. On January 19, 1952 she married Charles Otis Scott at Cedar Vale, Kansas. They lived in Arkansas City and near Cedar Vale until moving to Sedan in 1968. Otis and Marie did janitor work for the First National Bank of Sedan for five years until they retired in 1982. She was preceded in death by her husband Otis on October 5, 2006. She enjoyed country, gospel music and was a past member of the Old Time, Fiddlers, Pickers, and Singers of the Red Bud Chapter. She also played with a music group at nursing homes. She is survived by several nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Otis Scott, her parents, and two brothers, Cecil Fay and Carl Andrew Steward. Family and friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at the Cedar Creek Cemetery west of Cedar Vale, Kansas with Reverend Jerry Bever of the First United Methodist Church of Sedan officiating. The family suggests memorial contributions to the First United Methodist Church in Sedan and these remembrances may be left in care of the funeral home at David W. Barnes Funeral Home, 209 North Douglas, Sedan, KS 67361.