Georgia Loretta Scott, 97, a long-time resident of Haines, died March 21, 2005, at St. Elizabeth Heath Care Center.
There will be a memorial service on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 10 a.m. at the Haines United Methodist Church. Pastor Sally Wiens of the United Methodist Church will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception following the service .
A private inurnment will take place at the North Powder Cemetery.
Georgia Loretta Jarman Scott was born in North Powder to Emery and Mary Green Jarman on Dec. 15, 1907. She was the oldest of three daughters. She lived there until she was a year old, then the family moved to Rock Creek. Her father was a butcher and had a meat shop.
Georgia attended school one year in Muddy Creek, then the family moved to Haines, where she finished school and lived the remainder of her life. She graduated from Haines High School in 1926 and attended Monmouth when it was called a teacher’s college.
She began teaching after one year at Monmouth, and finished her education at Eastern Oregon State College by attending during the summers and taking extension classes from the University of Oregon. Georgia graduated from EOSC in 1956 with a bachelor’s of science and a minor in music.
In 1930, Georgia married Earl Scott and lived on a farm for 25 years. They had two sons, David and Paul Scott.
Georgia taught school at Lone Pine, Rock Creek, Muddy Creek, Haines and Baker City, teaching first grade at Brooklyn for many years. Altogether, Georgia taught school for 36 years. After retiring, she taught piano lessons for several years. She loved children and enjoyed every minute with them, whether teaching first-graders to read or teaching children to play the piano.
Georgia was a 52-year charter member of the Elkhorn Grange in Haines, an 80-year member of the Haines Methodist Church where she was the organist and pianist for 50 years, a member of the Baker County Retired Educators, State and National member of the Mutual Improvement Club since 1930, and a 27-year member of the Baker County Garden Club.
Georgia loved working in her yard and always had a beautiful yard and flowers, even after she was unable to maintain it herself. It continued to give her great joy to look out upon the flowers and watch the squirrels and birds.
She is survived by her son, Paul; grandchildren, Jim Scott of Haines, Joe Scott of Baker City, Diana Grende of North Powder and Mike Scott of Haines; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; a niece, Nancy, and special friends Eddie Heidel of Haines and Louise Pierce of Ontario.
She was preceded in death by her husband Earl, son David, sisters Helen Spahn and Beryl Kulhank, daughter-in-law Betty and great-granddaughter Jennifer.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Haines Methodist Church in care of Gray’s West & Co., PO Box 726, Baker City, OR 97814.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, March 25, 2005
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor
