"Jan and Carol, I am sorry to about your father. Please accept my deepest sympathy. Our parents were very close friends and neighbors dating back to at least 1950. Floyd was a pallbearer at both of my parent's funerals. He was a kind and gentle person and although he will be missed here on earth his spirit and soul have transcended to a higher realm to which i am sure he was warmely welcomed."
In loving memory of
W. Floyd Scott
October 27, 1912 - August 12, 2008
W. FLOYD SCOTT MUSCATINE, Iowa - W. Floyd Scott, 95, of Muscatine, died Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at Unity Hospital. Celebration of Life of Service will be 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 16, 2008, at the Wesley United Methodist Church. Dr. Hal Green will officiate the service. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery with Military Rites provided by the combined squads of the American Legion Post 27 and the V.F.W. Post 1565. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, August 15, 2008, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home, with a Masonic Service at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Wesley United Methodist Church. Mr. Scott was born on October 27, 1912, in Sparta, Illinois, the son of Floyd C. and Agnes Somerville Scott. He married Dorothy M. Nyweide on August 19, 1941, in Muscatine. She preceded him in death on July 15, 1997. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army Air Corp. He joined the military in 1942, and, following his active duty, he continued in the Reserves retiring in 1970 as Lieutenant Colonel. He graduated from Cornell College and received his master's degree from the University of Iowa. He worked for over 40 years with the Muscatine School System and Muscatine Community College, where he served as Dean of Muscatine Community College for four years. He was an active member of the Wesley United Methodist Church, he was a member of the 33 Club, member of Iowa Lodge No. 2 AF and AM, and was a past DeMolay Commander, he was the former president of the Muscatine County Music Association, and a former president of the Muscatine Teachers Association. He was a former member of Rotary International, served as Treasurer, and received a Paul Harris Fellow award. Survivors include two daughters, Jan Stoltenberg of Port Byron, Illinois, and Carol Duffe and husband, David, of Moscow; four granddaughters, Laura Stoltenberg Anderson and husband, Bill, of Chicago, Illinois, Sara Bauer and husband, Jason, of Brookfield, Illinois, Jill Hugunin and husband, Travis, of Wilton and Jenny Ferguson of Wilton; four great-grandchildren, Redmond and Emma Bauer, and Ellie and Abby Hugunin; and one sister, Harriett Scott of Dixon, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, one brother, Vernon Scott.
Tributes
"We share in your sorrow at this time. Because of his and our faith in Jesus Christ, we know that we will see him again. No more suffering, no more pain, but a new body in Christ. Jery, Patty, Jason, Jon, & Courtney Ferguson"
"I met Floyd Scott when I first entered MCC as a student, and he was a kind and gentle voice of reassurance to a nervous new college student. I've never forgotten his kindness. My prayers are with his family."
"Condolences from the family of Kenneth Huber, who was a good friend. I knew Mr. Scott through MCC - what a kind man. "
"We were so sorry to hear about your dad, Carol. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers"
"Carol & Jan, I was saddened to learn of your Fathers passing. I enjoyed getting to know your Dad and in our conversations he would often share stories and memories of Carol, Jan, and Dorothy. He was very proud of his girls. Floyd was one of the "good guys" and truly a gentle man. He will be missed. I am sorry for your loss. Sincerely, Tom Johanns"
"Mr. Scott's passing is a loss to all of us. I, like Lois Gray Bevan, remember Mr. Scott from Lincoln School. He was a kind, wonderful man and a great asset to our community. My sympathies to his family"
"Our deepest sympathy. May you always hold wonderful memories close to your heart."
"Dear Carol and Scott family, Please accept my condolences upon learning of your father's death. Such a loss is hard to bear. I hope you find comfort in faith, family, and friends at this difficult time. Sincerely, Ann Petersen"
"To the Scott Family I was a student at Lincoln School when your father returned from serving our counry during WWII and he became principal. What a wonderful man he was and he always remembered me whenever I would see him. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time."
"Floyd will be greatly missed by all of us who knew him. Especially those of us who worked with him in York Rite and joined him on those evenings of the fellowship suppers."
"It was with sadness that we received the news of your Dad's passing. We are so grateful for the time we shared together as family last fall. Treasured memories for sure."