Richard Scott

Maggie Valley, Richard William Robert Scott, age 87, of Mountain View Drive, passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at The Homestead in Clyde. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, he was a former resident of New England and Florida and had resided in Haywood County for the past 20 years. He was the son of the late Bronson Barnes and Annie Weedon Scott and served in the US Marine Corps during World War II. Richard later retired from Southern Bell as an equipment technician. He was also manager for the Black Eagle Jazz Band of New England. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Florence Rita McKillop Scott, and also missed by his stepdaughter/caretaker, Victoria Moll of Maggie Valley; his lifelong buddy and step grandson, Justin Moll; and brother-in-law, Al Sebring, of Waynesville. He is also survived by four daughters, Penny Golding, of Ben Lomand, California, Valerie Thorn, of Jupiter, Florida, Kimberly Scott of Uncasville, Connecticut, and Samantha Brodeur of Bellingham, Massachusetts; two sons, Richard W. R. Scott, Jr. of McHenry, Illinois and Jeffery W. Scott of Park City, Utah; one sister, Shirley Scott L'Amoureux, Walpole, Massachusetts; two nieces, Lynn L'Amoureux Deshler of Estacada, Oregon and Dale L'Amoureux Ferris of Hartford, Connecticut; three grandchildren, Ashley Scott of McHenry, Illinois, Courtney Leonard of Santa Cruz, California, and Adam Archambault of Uncasville, Connecticut; and two great grandsons, Dylan and Cole Leonard, both of Santa Cruz, California. Mr. Scott did not wish for a formal memorial service at this time. However, "Val" and "Vicki" stand united and know he would welcome donations to The Homestead, 127 Sunset Ridge, Clyde, NC 28721. The family wishes to acknowledge the care and comfort they received from The Homestead where they shared vigil the last few days of his life. "Rest in peace, Dad."