Mrs. Myrtle Bernice Scott

SCOTT, Mrs. Myrtle Bernice - age 80 passed away Friday, March 7, 2014 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 15, 2014 at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 2115 W. Coldwater Rd. with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Pastor Michael Pettigrew officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Scott will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 1 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday, with the family present from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Myrtle Bernice Scott was born on September 6, 1933 in Hughes, Arkansas, to the union of Mr. & Mrs. Ira & Carrie McClinton. She accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at First Baptist Church in Lexi, AR. In 1953, Myrtle graduated from Lakeview High School in Lakeview, AR. On June 7, 1953, Myrtle married James Scott in Helena, AR where their children, Velton and Greg, were born. Later that year they relocated to Flint, Michigan where they added to their family, Kelvin, Melvin, Leland and Delmaria. Myrtle became a member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in 1957 and was a mother of the church. Over the years, she was actively involved in the Kitchen Ministry. Myrtle was employed for several years at Woolco and The Fair Department Stores and later at General Motors Corporation, where she remained for 31 years until her retirement in 1999. Although she enjoyed working outside of the home, her greatest joy was spending time with family and friends. She was well known for cooking and rarely used a recipe, as her soul food meals could feed a neighborhood. Myrtle was a passionate shopper and anyone who accompanied her discovered a new meaning for the phrase “Shop ‘Til you Drop.” Hats and shoes would be on the top of her must-have list. She also loved to tend to her flower garden and frequently shared her green thumb with others by beautifying their landscapes. Myrtle leaves to cherish her loving memory: 2 daughters, Velton (Isiah) Scott-Byrd of College Grove, TN, and Delmaria Scott of Warren, MI; 2 sons, Melvin Scott of Flint, and Leland (Lori) Scott of Twinsburg, OH; granddaughter, Alexis Scott; 3 grandsons, Eric Buckner, Brock (Christian) BeBee and Stefon Scott; sister, Floyda Dixon of Flint; daughter-in-law, Phyllis Scott of Lansing, MI; 2 sisters-in-law, Lillie “Mae” Coley of Harvey, IL and Willie McClinton of Flint; a host of other relatives and friends including special daughter, Bobbie Chambers; and special friend, Carol Newhouse. Myrtle was preceded in death by: her husband, James Scott; 2 sons, Greg and Kelvin Scott; parents, Ira and Carrie McClinton; 2 brothers, Ivory and Bert McClinton; and brother-in-law, Charles Dixon.

Mrs. Myrtle Bernice Scott

September 6, 1933 - March 7, 2014