James Anson Scott

1928 - 2011

James Scott

James Anson Scott, 82, of Belle Rive, Ill., born June 17, 1928, in Hartman, Ark., died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, Ill.

Mr. Scott served with the U.S. Army in the 58th Signal Battalion from July 5, 1946, to March 13, 1947. He owned and operated "Red's 66" gas station in Dupo, Ill., for 20 years and later worked as a custodian at St. Catherine's School in Cahokia, Ill.

James was preceded in death by his wife, Gerline Kelley, who died April 8, 2005; parents, John and Jesse Jane Matilda, nee Darney, Scott; a sister, Stelline Tyler; and a granddaughter, Nancy Scott.

Surviving are his son, Lonnie (Barb) Scott of Granite City, Ill.; daughters, Connie (Danny) Richardson of Belle Rive, Ill., Sharon (Pat) Bradshaw of Addieville, Ill., Mary Miller of Mascoutah, Ill., and Sheila (Dean) Schoenbeck of Red Bud, Ill.; step daughters, Melanie Andrews of Alabama, Angela Andrews of Chicago, Ill., and Candace Andrews of St. Louis, Mo.; sisters, Eilene Crabtree of Arkansas, Lorrine Ramsey of Dexter, Mo., Johnnie (Russell) Davis of Essex, Mo., and Querita Marvel of Wyoming; a brother, Jose Scott of Essex, Mo.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or to the American Heart Association and will be accepted at the funeral home or may be mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mount Vernon, Ill. 62684.

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Visitation: Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, at Hughey Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Ill.

Funeral: Graveside service with full military honors conducted by members of the Mount Vernon American Legion Post No. 141 will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, at Belle Rive Cemetery in Belle Rive, Ill., with Chaplain Ernie Collins officiating.

HUGHEY

FUNERAL HOME,

Mount Vernon, Ill.