Wanda Tufts Scott (1921-2005)
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Posted: 06/04/05 - 10:36:56 pm EDT
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Wanda Tufts Scott, 84, of Summit, Ky., passed away Saturday, June 4, 2005, following surgery in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky.
Mrs. Scott was born April 14, 1921, in Boyd County, Ky., to the late Newton and Allie Rice Hackworth.
Preceding her in death were her first husband, James Paul Tufts in 1966 and her second husband, Lawrence Scott in 1980.
She worked in the naval shipyard in Baltimore during World War II, retired with 22 years of service from the state of Kentucky at the TB Hospital and Youth Development Center and was well known for her cakes and pies.
Mrs. Scott was the last surviving member of her immediate family and was also preceded in death by her twin brother, Walter; a sister, Irene Woods, and brothers, Herman, Homer, Joe, Allen and John Hackworth.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Patty and John Thompson; son and daughter-in-law, James and Janie Tufts, all of Ashland; stepdaughter and son-in-law, Alene and Cecil Cottle of Portsmouth, Ohio; stepson and daughter-in-law, Cleo and Betty Scott of Ashland; one granddaughter, Margaret and her husband, Mark Bowman; grandsons, Richard Thompson, James and his wife, Pam Tufts, Paul Tufts, Chris Tufts, Matthew and his wife, Mary Beth Cottle, Tim Cottle, Daniel and his wife, Linda Cottle and Mark Scott; sister-in-law, Betty Jackson Hackworth; 12 great-grandchildren; and three special great-grandsons, Addison and Blake Young and David Thompson.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2005, at Steen Funeral Home-Marshall Steen Chapel in Ashland by the Rev. Robert Jordan with a eulogy by Margie Phelps. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park.
Visitation will be Monday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Meade Station Church of God Building Fund, 1315 Marsh Hill Drive, Ashland, KY 41101.
Online condolences may be sent to steenfuneralhomes.com