Pfc. Scott A. Messer (1979-2006)
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Posted: 02/08/06 - 10:42:15 pm EST
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Pfc. Scott A. Messer, 26, of Ashland, Ky., died Feb. 2, 2006, just south of Baghdad, Iraq.
He was born Aug. 18, 1979, in Ashland, a son of Victor Messer Sr. and stepmother Connie and son of Joyce Johnson, all of Ashland.
He served in the U.S. Army.
Additional survivors include his wife, Jennifer Messer; two daughters, Hailee B. Messer, 4 years old, and Natalie N. Messer, 17 months old; two brothers, James Messer and Victor Messer Jr., both of Ashland; a sister, SueAnn Messer of Ashland; nephews Jacob Messer and Luke Messer; niece Emily Sammons; mother-in-law and father-in-law Fred and Angelia Michelson of Ashland; brother-in-law Anthony Welch of Ashland; and paternal grandmother Juanita Messer of Ashland.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.