Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Scott, Ira M., 1960 

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Ira McG. Scott Succumbs at 77; Funeral Sunday 

  SMITHFIELD - Ira McGee Scott, 77, well-known farmer and life long resident 
of Isle of Wight County, died early today at Obici Memorial Hospital after a 
short illness. 

  Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Bullock Funeral 
Home.  Burial will be in St. Luke's Memorial Cemetery. 

  A member of Trinity Methodist Church, Smithfield and the Wesley Bible Class 
of the church, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mrs. Rebecca Williford 
Scott of Isle of Wight County. 

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marie Jones Scott of the home; two sons, 
I. Linwood Scott of Smithfield and J. Kermit Scott of Richmond; two sisters, 
Mrs. James L. Gwaltney and Mrs. Ivan H. Gwaltney of Smithfield, and three 
grandchildren. 

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Ira M. Scott, 77, I-W County Native Buried Nov. 20 

  Ira McGee Scott, 77, died early Friday, November 18, 1960, in the Obici 
Hospital, Suffolk, after a short illness. 

  He was a farmer, a lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County, and a member 
of Trinity Methodist Church and its Wesley Bible Class. 

  His parents were Joseph A. and Mrs. Rebecca Willford Scott. 

  Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Marie Jones Scott; two sons, I. Linwood Scott 
of Smithfield and J. Kermit Scott of Richmond; two sisters, Mrs. James L. 
Gwaltney and Mrs. Ivan H. Gwaltney of Smithfield; and three grandchildren. 

  A funeral service was conducted by the Rev. Clarence England at the Bullock 
Funeral Home on Sunday, Nov. 20th, at 2 P.M. with burial in St. Luke's 
Memorial Cemetery. 

  Pallbearers were Parker Scott, Marelle Gwaltney, Horace Gwaltney, Melvin 
Gwaltney, Smith Turner and Howard Haverty. 


Ira McGee SCOTT, farmer, 
b. 20 May 1883, Isle of Wight Co., d. 18 Nov 1960, Suffolk, 
interred in St. Luke's Memorial Park*, Benns Church, 20 Nov 1960, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 38, No. 274, Fri., Nov. 18, 1960, p. 3; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 41, No. 48, Thurs., Nov. 24, 1960, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #18: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Hixburg23958 - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #185996010. 

D.Cert. 29939 (Chuckatuck #169) 

His WW-I draft card gives Ira McGee; WW-II, Ira McGhee. 

His parents are buried in Bethany Methodist Church Cemetery. 
   {IWCHS GSSTF report #32} 


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