William M. "Buck" Scott III

Scott William M. III "BUCK" Buck Scott (William M. Scott III), of Wynnewood, PA, died on January 17, 2026 of complications from a fall. He was 96 years old. The eldest of five children, he was born in Bryn Mawr to W. Maxwell Scott, Jr., and Florance Jenkins Scott of Westmount, Montreal. He was a graduate of the Haverford School and Dartmouth College, and he served in the US Army during the Korean War. He began his business career at the Greensburg factory of the family business, I-T-E Circuit Breaker Company, moving later to join its Philadelphia headquarters. Eventually he founded his own business, Electrical Energy Enterprises. Buck was a longtime supporter of the Franklin Institute and many other Philadelphia institutions, and he was a member of the Merion Cricket Club and the Right Angle Club. He was predeceased by his wife of 72 years, Mary Elizabeth Klumpp Scott, and his grandson Forrest Schoenberger. He is survived by his six children: Mary Scott of Santa Cruz, CA (Chris Connery), Sally Moser of Bryn Mawr (Perc Moser), Cackie Scott of Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ (Brian Vesley), Caroline McIlhenny of Springfield (the late Joseph McIlhenny), Bar Scott of Corvallis, OR (Brent Bruser), and Bill Scott of Mill Valley, CA (Jill Baran Scott). Other survivors include his brothers and sisters: John Scott of St. Davids (Gwinn); Bonnie Conway of New Orleans; Mary McElroy of Gladwyne (Jay); Peter Scott of Brooklyn (Lee), and family members John Sennitt (Norwich, England) and Julia Randall (Buckinghamshire, England). He is also survived by nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. His Memorial will be held on Friday, January 30, at 11:00 A.M. at The Church of the Redeemer, 230 Pennswood Road, Bryn Mawr, PA. The service will be livestreamed at https://www.theredeemer.org/livestreams. Interment will be private. OBITUARY & CONDOLENCES www.chadwickmckinney.com