Mildred Neal Scott

Family-Placed Death Notice

SCOTT, Mildred Neal MILDRED NEAL SCOTT Devoted mother, wife, sister and daughter succumbed to her 21-year battle with breast cancer at the age of 50 on March 4, 2010. She was the second of four children born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Warner Neal of Columbus, Georgia. Mildred was raised in Columbus where she graduated from Columbus High School in 1977. She attended Converse College for one year and then transferred to the University of Georgia where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a major in Finance. At the University of Georgia, she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Mildred loved competitive sports and enjoyed playing racquetball and softball during her high school and college years. After graduation, Mildred moved to Atlanta where she was an active member of the Junior League of Atlanta. Professionally, she started her career at the First National Bank of Atlanta as a Trust Specialist. She worked there for 11 years as a Trust Officer and then moved to the Bank of America as a Vice President in Personal Trust. In 2000, she earned her real estate license and worked for Harry Norman Realtors in Atlanta. While at the University of Georgia she met her husband, Mike. They were married in 1985 at the First Baptist Church, Columbus. Mike is currently the Director of Credit at Oxford Industries and they reside in Vinings. Mildred loved traveling with her family and enjoyed weekends at the family farm in Seale, Alabama and at the mountain house in Blue Ridge, Georgia. She was an inspiration to all that knew her for her strength, grace and courage during her battle. She loved her daughters immensely, Mary Ann Flowers Scott and Emma Louise Scott. Her life was lived to the fullest and she will be deeply missed by Mike, her children, her parents, brother, sisters, in-laws, nephews and the multitude of friends for the love and caring she showed to everyone. She is survived by her husband Michael L. Scott and their children, Mary Ann and Emma; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Neal of Columbus; her brother E. Warner Neal, Jr. of Columbus and his wife Lisa; her sister, Florence A. Neal of Brooklyn, NY. and her husband Michael Kowalski; her sister, Margaret N. Amos of Columbus and her husband Troy; her in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. R. Leon Scott Jr. of Atlanta, GA; and her sister-in-law, Lynn Scott Fowler of Moreland, GA and her husband Greg. Should friends desire, memorial gifts may be made to The Westminster Schools, where the softball field will be named in her honor. Please designate donations to: Mildred Neal Scott Field, The Westminster Schools, 1424 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30327. The family will receive friends Sunday, March 7, 4:00-6:00 P.M. at H.M. Patterson & Son, Spring Hill, Atlanta. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 8, 2:00 P.M. at Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta with Dr. Chuck Roberts presiding; interment will follow at Arlington Memorial Park. In addition, on Tuesday, March 9, family will receive friends in Columbus from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at 2155 Anne Street.