Willie Lee Gilbert Scott

Willie Lee Scott, 98, passed away on October 21, 2014 in Norman, Oklahoma. She was born to William Wesley and Lucille Lee Gilbert in Earlsboro, OK. She graduated from Tecumseh High School before receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Education from East Central University. During her life she lived in Tecumseh, Wewoka, Seminole and Okmulgee where she spent most of her adulthood before moving to Norman to be closer to family. On May 25, 1941 she married Jackson Dennis Scott, Jr. They were married for 49 years before his death in 1991. Willie worked as a school teacher for many years. She was a member of the McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church and the Oklahoma Retired Teachers Association. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her sisters, Rose Marian Wilson, Helen Lois Pope, Ruth Elaine Seaton and Barbara Louise Poole. She is survived by her son, Jack Scott and his wife Peggy; son, Bill Scott and his wife Julie; Grandson, Wesley Scott & wife Morgan; granddaughter, Carrie Scott and her fiancé Chad Ernst; grandson, Sam Scott and granddaughter, Carly Robinson and her great-granddaughter Lillie. Willie is also survived by her nieces and nephews, Peggy Peavy, Susan Elms, Joanna Seaton, Alan Poole, Parker Seaton, Barbie Woolkalis and Kathy Walker. Memorial Contributions may be made in her name to The McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church of Norman. A memorial Service will be held In Oklahoma City on Friday, October 24, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Hahn-Cook/Street & Draper Chapel.