LCpl Scott Daniel Harper

LCpl Scott Daniel Harper, age 21, of Winston, GA, was killed in action in Afghanistan on Thursday, October 13, 2011. He was born August 22, 1990 in Douglasville, GA. He was a 2008 Graduate of Alexander High School where he was a member of the golf team. Scott was a proud infantryman serving his country in the US Marine Corps. He not only loved his country, but he loved his family, his community, loved hunting, fishing and playing his guitar. Scott was Baptist by faith. He is survived by his father, Brian and his wife Angela Harper; mother, Deborah Busbin Staples; brother, Mitchell Staples; sister, Amber Staples; step-brother, Joseph Hulsey; step-sister and her husband, Holly and Rusty Harpe; paternal grandmother, Diana Harper; maternal grandparents, J. R. 'Buzz' and Janet Busbin; maternal great-grandmother, Era Streetman; uncle, Patrick Harper and his wife Tina, their children, Michael, Kathryn and Kevin Harper; aunt and uncle, Lon and Lisa Bell, their children, Chanda and Kasey Bell; uncle and aunt, Michael and Michelle Busbin, their children, Rachel, Brandi and Jessica. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, George Harper, and his maternal great-grandfather, Ed Streetman. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, October 21, 2011 from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM and Saturday, October 22, 2011 from 1:00 PM until 9:00 PM. The funeral service will be Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Ephesus Baptist Church with Dr. Billy Godwin officiating. Interment will follow at Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery with full military honors. Those who wish to express condolences or share a special memory of Scott may do so online at www.whitleygarner.com Arrangements by: Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home, Douglasville, GA 30134, 770-942-4246