Reverend Scott Lee Uzzel

Reverend Scott Lee Uzzel passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Monday, January 6th, 2020 at his home in Marietta, Georgia. He was 63 years old. Born on August 3rd, 1956 in Tyler, Texas to Glen Cooper Uzzel and Martha Joan Uzzel, Scott graduated from Robert E. Lee High School, then earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University and his M.B.A. from North Texas State University. After more than twenty years as a CPA, financial planner and investment professional, achieving national recognition as one of the top 12 outstanding advisors for a major financial services firm, Scott was called by the Lord to pursue a new career path that was fully aligned with his faith and his loving, compassionate spirit. Over the next ten years, Scott worked part time while attending Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, where he earned his Masters of Divinity, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2006. After internships at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut and the Atlanta VA Medical Center in Georgia, Scott was ordained and became a hospice chaplain. Since then, Rev. Uzzel has provided spiritual care and support to over one thousand hospice patients and their families. His work has brought light and peace into the lives of so many, and he was cherished not only by his family and friends, but by the people he helped and his colleagues as well, many of whom were there by his side to give him love and care as his spirit returned to the Lord. Scott is survived by his wife Patricia Ann (Roohan) Uzzel of Marietta, GA; daughter LeighAnn Vera Uzzel of Marietta, GA; son Jeffrey Scott Uzzel of Ojai, CA, brother Steven Uzzel and wife Pamela of Tyler, TX; sister Elaine Uzzel Conner of Tyler, TX, two step-brothers, Rev. Paul Coleman and wife Christy of Longview, TX, and Perry Coleman and wife Kim of Brentwood, TN; one step-sister, Cindy Coleman Bowling and husband Larry of Mesquite, TX. Services to honor the life and legacy of Reverend Scott Lee Uzzel will take place on Sunday, January 12th, 2020 at First Baptist Church, 148 Church St. Marietta, GA 30060, with service at 4pm and reception to follow. Contributions can be made in loving memory of Scott to Bethany Christian Services at bethany.org/get-involved/donate

Reverend Scott Lee Uzzel

August 3, 1956 - January 6, 2020