Pat Lee Scott

Pat Lee Scott, 78, of Slidell, La. passed away at her residence on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. A native of New Orleans, she graduated from Nicholls High School in 1958 and earned an academic scholarship to Newcomb Business School. She began working with the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce during her senior year of high school and was later offered a full time job with them after graduation, leading to a seven year stay on that job. She met and assisted famous New Orleans and Louisiana businessmen and politicians during that time, including Clay Shaw, Jimmy Fitzmorris, and former New Orleans Mayor Chep Morrison. Moving to the North Shore in 1966 she began volunteering at Our Lady of Lourdes School since her children were attending school there and was offered a job as a baker, then was hired as the school secretary. She ended her working career as the office manager for Dr. Bill Buffet, then 23 years with Dr. Cary Gray in Slidell. She was a former member of Krewe de la Dominic, serving one year as a maid, and also was a former member of the Slidell Women's Civic Club and the Krewe of Selene. She was the former wife of Felix Sierra Jr.; wife of Teddy Scott; mother of David Sierra (Virginia) and Terri McCoy (David); step-mother of John Teddy Scott II (Melanie) and Charisse Adams (Harry); and daughter of the late Ernest Joseph Smith and Ursula Pellegrini Carr. Also, sister of Ernest Smith (Linda), Donald Carr, Glenda Susan Carr Riche (Michael) and Warren English Jr. (Barbara); grandmother of Caroline McCoy, IsaBella Dennis, Alexa Dennis, Gabrielle Scott and Elijah Scott; and survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Slidell on Friday, Sept. 21 with a Mass starting at noon. Visitation from 10 a.m. to noon. Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell, LA.