Obituary of Charles Scott

Sedan - Charles Otis Scott, age 98, of Sedan, Kansas passed away Thursday, October 5, 2006 at the Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home in Sedan. He was born near Cedar Vale, Kansas on October 17, 1907 to Charles Edward and Rosa Louisa (Brown) Scott. He attended schools at Maple City, Kansas, Nowata and Alluwe, Oklahoma and Cedar Vale, Kansas. He worked on ranches around Cedar Vale and at Howe, Idaho. He worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad in the bridge department for nineteen years and with the watershed construction out of Cedar Vale, Kansas building watershed lakes. On January 19, 1952, he married Myrtle Marie Steward at Cedar Vale, Kansas. They lived near Cedar Vale moving to Sedan in 1968 where he was employed by the Greenwood Cemetery Board. Later he and his wife did janitor work for the First National Bank of Sedan for five years. He was a veteran of World War II, serving from 1942 through 1945 in the Southwest Pacific, China, Burma, India, the Panama Canal Zone and Australia. He was a member of the American Legion Post 0201 at Cedar Vale, Kansas. He was also a member of the Methodist Church of Cedar Vale, Kansas. He was a past member of Old Time, Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers of the Red Bud Chapter of Sedan. He is survived by his wife, Marie Scott of the home in Sedan, Kansas and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Willard Faye, Willis Loyd, Cecil Floyd and James Hubert Scott and one sister, Helen Scott Johnson. Graveside services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 9, 2006 at the Cedar Creek Cemetery located one mile west of Cedar Vale with Reverend Jerry Bever officiating. Military Rites will be conducted by the Honor Guard from Fort Riley, Kansas. Friends may call from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, October 8, 2006 at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan, Kansas. The family has suggested memorial contributions to the Wauneta Methodist Church or the First Baptist Church of Sedan and these remembrances may be left at the funeral home. To view the entire obituary online, visit www.davidwbarnesfuneralhome.com. David W. Barnes Funeral Home of Sedan is in charge of arrangements.