Obituary: Jo Ed Scott, December 29, 2003, Bronte, Coke County, TX Contributed by Jo Collier 27 January 2004 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txfiles.htm *********************************************************************** The Observer/Enterprise, Robert Lee, Coke County, TX - January 9, 2004 SCOTT Joe Ed Scott, 85, of Bronte, passed away Monday, December 29, 2003, in San Angelo. He was born November 7, 1918, in Bronte to parents, Joseph Lee Scott and Margaret Ann Rodgers Scott and was the last survivor of eight children. His grandparetns were early day settlers to Coke County, arriving before 1890. He was the owner operator of Scott Butane Company for 17 years. He served his country in the Navy Sea Bees serving overseas in the Southwest Pacific and New Guinea. As a young man he was in the Civilian Conservation Corp in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Joe Ed married Wilma Roberts on November 15, 1947 at Robert Lee, Texas. His wife survives him as well as his children, Brenda Hines and husband, Steve of Bronte, Merritt Scott of Bronte, DeWitt Scott of San Angelo, and Viva Caldwell of Burnett; seven grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. He is also survived by numerous nieces and newphews. Visitation was held at Shaffer Funeral Home in Bronte Wednesday 6 to 7 pm. Graveside services were conducted at 2:00 pm Thursday, January 1, 2004 at the Fairview Cemetery in Bronte. Services were under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home. Permission granted by The Observer/Enterprise for publication in the Coke County TXGenWeb Archives.