Lester Lee Scott
Lester Lee Scott of Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, passed away at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at Grace Village Health Care at the age of 87.
He was born on Dec. 3, 1928, in Connersville, to Clyde Goldy and Louise Violet (Guthrie) Goldy Phillips Smith. On June 22, 1947, he married Harriet “Terri” Louise (Wilder) Scott. They shared 64 years of marriage before she passed away on Jan. 25, 2012.
Lester attended high school in Mitchell and as an adult attended Ivy Tech Community College. He prided himself on always being gainfully employed. His jobs included being a bowling pin setter as a young boy, then later he was “brewmeister” for 7-Up. He worked for many years as a draftsman for Cole and Associates, South Bend. He also worked as a security guard at Torrington and then Scottsdale Mall in South Bend.
Lester was a resident of Kosciusko County for the past 17 years where he was a member of Warsaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Warsaw. He had a true vagabond spirit. He and his wife Harriet enjoyed a variety of cruises and vacations as well as spending much time at a condominium in Florida with their children and grandchildren.
He will be greatly missed by his children, one son: Michael (Evelyn) Scott, Warsaw; and three daughters: Julie (Gary) Bowers, Warsaw; Janet (Stan) Zeck, Chesterton; and Jennifer Scott, Elkhart. He also leaves behind 11 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and looked forward to his 25th great-grandchild in November. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; and an infant great-granddaughter: Megan Scott.
Friends are asked to join the family to celebrate the life Lester Lee Scott at a memorial service at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at Warsaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Warsaw, and officiated by Reverend Dr. Erik Ohman. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, or to Warsaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Warsaw, and would be appreciated by the family.