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James Dale Schott

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James Dale Schott

Birth
Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA
Death
31 Mar 2001 (aged 91)
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Cremated, Ashes scattered Add to Map
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Son of Alexander J. Schott & Martha Smith

J. Dale Schott, 91, a retired soil conservationist and Small Business Administration volunteer, died of pulmonary disease March 31 at home in Arlington.

Mr. Schott was born in Ogden, Utah, and graduated from Utah State University. He was city forester in Salt Lake City before joining the newly established Soil Conservation Service in 1935. He served in Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Iowa before retiring in 1966. On retiring, he joined the State Department's Overseas Missions for a five-year tour as assistant director of agricultural development in Thailand.

In 1971, he settled in Clark County, Va., where he became an SBA volunteer adviser to farmers in the Shenandoah Valley. He later moved to Leesburg and then to Alexandria. He was a member of the Soil Conservation Society and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.

His wife of 63 years, Miriam M. Hyde Schott, died in 1995.
Survivors include four children, Susan A. Schott of Alexandria, James C., of Niwot, Colo., Stephen H., of Glen Rose, Tex., and Paul D., of Bristow, Va.; a sister, Mary Jean Smith of Ogden; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great- grandchild.
Son of Alexander J. Schott & Martha Smith

J. Dale Schott, 91, a retired soil conservationist and Small Business Administration volunteer, died of pulmonary disease March 31 at home in Arlington.

Mr. Schott was born in Ogden, Utah, and graduated from Utah State University. He was city forester in Salt Lake City before joining the newly established Soil Conservation Service in 1935. He served in Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Iowa before retiring in 1966. On retiring, he joined the State Department's Overseas Missions for a five-year tour as assistant director of agricultural development in Thailand.

In 1971, he settled in Clark County, Va., where he became an SBA volunteer adviser to farmers in the Shenandoah Valley. He later moved to Leesburg and then to Alexandria. He was a member of the Soil Conservation Society and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.

His wife of 63 years, Miriam M. Hyde Schott, died in 1995.
Survivors include four children, Susan A. Schott of Alexandria, James C., of Niwot, Colo., Stephen H., of Glen Rose, Tex., and Paul D., of Bristow, Va.; a sister, Mary Jean Smith of Ogden; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great- grandchild.


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