Jack A. Scott
Jack A. Scott, 89, a lifetime resident of Wabash, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.
He was born on July 2, 1930, to the late Raymond S. and Maxine (Schuler) Scott.
He was a 1948 graduate of Wabash High School. He attended Purdue University and then joined the United States Army. He served in the Korean War and earned two Bronze Service Stars. He married Wilma Maxine Silvers on Dec. 31, 1953; she passed away on Jan. 5, 1999. He retired from United Tool, Inc. in Wabash. He and his father were the original owners of Scotty’s Tavern, which they ran for 21 years.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Wabash. He also held lifetime memberships at the American Legion Post 15, Masonic Hanna Lodge #61, Elks Lodge #471 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 286, all in Wabash.
He is survived by a brother-in-law: Tom Webb, New Haven; and three nieces: Linda Struble, Fort Wayne; Susan Savage, Elensburg, Wash.; and Mimi Cook, Fort Wayne. He was preceded in death by a sister: Ina Lysbeth Webb.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Ave., Wabash. Burial will follow at Falls Cemetery in Wabash
Visitation for family and friends will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 286 or Donor’s Choice.