Willard G. Scott

Willard Gibson Scott was born on April 7, 1924 in Los Angeles, California to Winfield and Ola (Gibson) Scott. He graduated from Susan Miller Dorsey High School. After high school, Willard joined the United States Navy and served from 1942-1946 in Iwo Jima and Okinawa. After getting out of the military he did some commercial fishing for work. Later, he began a career as a heavy equipment diesel mechanic or as he would say, “anything in the dirt”. He married Lillie may Brinkman on February 3, 1950. They began a family and two boys, Allen and Wayne. Willard enjoyed riding in his dune buggies, building cars with his boys. In 1974 he moved to Harrisburg, Oregon and had a mobile repair business service truck. In 2006 Willard moved to Salem, Oregon and later on lived at Marian Estates where he passed away on March 26, 2018 in Sublimity, Oregon. Willard was a member of the Masonic organization for 62 years and enjoyed the fellowship from his Masonic brothers. He raised many Master Masons and attended their Sunday morning breakfast faithfully. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 3pm at the Turner Masonic Lodge with a reception to follow. Please visit the online memorial to leave condolences for the family at www.weddle-funeral.com