Obituary of John C. Scott

Mr. John C. Scott, age 86, of Ozark, died Monday, March 7, 2011, in Oakview Manor Health Care Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 A. M. Thursday, March 10, 2011, in the Chapel of Holman Funeral Home in Ozark with Reverend Dale Sallans officiating. Interment will follow in Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 P. M. until 7:00 P. M. Wednesday evening. Mr. Scott was born January 17, 1925 in Barbour County to the late James Macon and Emma Estelle Turner Scott. He worked in Troy with McGarity Motors as a mechanic, and then opened and operated his own automotive repair shop in Blue Springs until his retirement. He also worked with the Barbour County Road Department for a few years and continued raising his cows. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Mary Gladys Helms Scott. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Bobby and Judy Scott of Andalusia; one brother, H. R. Scott of Ozark; two grandchildren, Tavia Scott Fischer and Grant John Scott and wife, Erin; two great grandchildren, Adeline and AnnaLeigh Fischer all of Andalusia. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 2710 County Road 41, Skipperville, Alabama 36374; or to First Presbyterian Church of Andalusia, 223 South Three Notch Street, Andalusia, Alabama 36420. Service Information