Donald H. Scott

Donald Hobart Scott, Jr., 95, of Marietta passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017. A Funeral Service will take place 11:00 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church Sanctuary in Marietta with Dr. Bill Ross officiating. Interment will follow at Mountain View Park Cemetery in Marietta. Don was born on December 25, 1921 in Stuart, VA, son of the late Donald Hobart Scott, Sr., and Nellie Gray Scott. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, James Reginald Scott and Warren Gray Scott and a sister, Nell Scott Cornwell. As a boy Don belonged to the Boy Scouts. There was no local Scout Troop so he participated in Scouts through correspondence passing off the steps to his father. Don graduated from Stuart High School and worked for the CCC before enrolling in Virginia Tech. He had been attending Virginia Tech for two years when Pearl Harbor was bombed. Realizing that he would soon be drafted, he enlisted in the Army Air Corp, where he was assigned as a radio operator on a B-17 bomber. During the 11th mission over Germany, the plane was shot down. He became a prisoner of war of the Germans and Don spent four months in Luft 4 and three months on a forced march. He was liberated by the British Army on May 2, 1945 a day that he celebrated yearly for the rest of his life. In 1954, Don came to Marietta to work for Lockheed as an electrical engineer and joined First Baptist Church. He joined the choir where he met his wife Martha and they were married in the chapel of First Baptist Church. Don sang in the choir for over 50 years, was a Life Deacon and was the Sunday School Secretary for 50 years. Don enjoyed hiking, flying his airplane, gardening and blue grass music. Survivors include his wife, Martha McLemore Scott to whom he was married on June 24, 1956; two daughters, Ann Hicks and her husband, Chuck of Rome, GA and Mary Ellen May and her husband, Steven of Powder Springs, GA; four grandchildren, Ellen Ward and her husband Stephen, Virginia Willis, Scott May and Sam May; two step-grandchildren, Beth Hicks and Brian Hicks and his wife, Suzie; a great-grandson, Micah Ward, and three step-great grandchildren, Jameson, Graham and Mia Hicks; several nieces and nephews; special friends, the Saturday morning Waffle House Group and 388th Bomb Group. In Lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the building fund of First Baptist Church of Marietta. Family will receive friends 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home in Marietta.

Donald H. Scott

December 25, 1921 - August 6, 2017