Dena Scott

Our beloved Wife, Mother, and Memaw, Geraldine "Dena" Scott, age 71, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011 at her home after a short illness. A celebration of her life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at the First Church of the Nazarene in Temple with Rev. Mike Page officiating assisted by Rev. Kevin Bell, Rev. Tommy Davis and Rev. Jerry McGuire. Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park. Dena was born June 13, 1940 in Pasadena, California to Willard Lee Hubbard, Sr. and Jeffie Alta Towns Hubbard. She graduated from Canoga Park High School in Canoga Park, California and attended Bethany Nazarene College in Bethany, Oklahoma. She had been a resident of Temple since 1958. She worked as a secretary for Temple ISD with most of those years at Temple High School. She retired in 2003 after 21 years with the school district. Dena loved life. There was no place in Temple that she didn't know someone. She loved the students and staff of Temple High School and stayed in touch with many throughout the years. She was an avid fan of Wildcat sports, especially football and basketball. Dena loved to entertain and was a wonderful cook and hostess. She made all guests feel like family. Dena enjoyed travel, shopping with her daughters and enjoyed her annual family trips to Colorado. She loved and decorated her home for every holiday, especially Christmas. She was a member of Belton Nazarene Church where she was the church pianist. She was also the pianist for the Meridian "Occasional Singers" and for the Thursday Club Alzheimer's Group. Each song was carefully selected, lovingly played and came from the heart. Days following her diagnosis, she chose to play "When We All Get To Heaven" for her offertory not knowing it would be her last. Her family was of upmost importance to her and she always put others before herself. Being a memaw was her highest priority and greatest joy. On July 25, 1959 she married Robert Ray Scott in Temple. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Bob Scott of Temple, one son, Robert "Robin" Scott, Jr. of College Station and his children Kiley, Trip and Kennedy. She also has two daughters, Tammy Danette and her husband Todd Bailey of Temple and their children Christopher, Lauren and Hunter and Marci Lee and her husband Sid Byler of Belton and their children Sidney and Shelby. Dena is also survived by two brothers, Lee Hubbard and wife, Beth of Temple and Robert Hubbard and wife, Carol of Oklahoma City. She's also survived by the hundreds of lives she touched and those she made feel like family though they were not. Memorial donations may be made to Belton Nazarene Church Music Ministry, 1701 Sparta Road, Belton, Texas 76513. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 3, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home.