Army Col. Stephen K. Scott, 54, of New Market, Ala.; assigned to the 356th Quartermaster Battalion, Laurel, Miss.; died April 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. Also killed was Maj. Stuart A. Wolfer. He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Scott. Survivors include his mother, Patricia Scott; brother, Mark Scott; sister, Kathleen King; daughters, Rachel Regot and Rebekah Scott; grandchildren, Zachary, Makaylah, and Dylan; uncle and aunt, Emory and Johannah Brady; nieces and nephews, Sarah Golden and husband Christopher, Jonathan Scott, Stephanie Wakley and husband Wesley, and Kenneth King; great-niece, Alyssa; and great-nephew, Andrew. A friend to everyone he met, a mentor to many, and the proud protector and defender of our country, he had many military friends and buddies. Col. Scott died doing what he believed in. Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday from the Stygar Mid Rivers Funeral Home in St. Charles, Mo., and from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Harvester, Mo. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. Memorial donations may be made to the U.S.O. or First Baptist Church of Harvester Mission Fund. Published in The Huntsville Times on April 12, 2008.
Army Col. Stephen K. Scott, 54, of New Market, Ala.; assigned to the 356th Quartermaster Battalion, Laurel, Miss.; died April 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. Also killed was Maj. Stuart A. Wolfer. He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Scott. Survivors include his mother, Patricia Scott; brother, Mark Scott; sister, Kathleen King; daughters, Rachel Regot and Rebekah Scott; grandchildren, Zachary, Makaylah, and Dylan; uncle and aunt, Emory and Johannah Brady; nieces and nephews, Sarah Golden and husband Christopher, Jonathan Scott, Stephanie Wakley and husband Wesley, and Kenneth King; great-niece, Alyssa; and great-nephew, Andrew. A friend to everyone he met, a mentor to many, and the proud protector and defender of our country, he had many military friends and buddies. Col. Scott died doing what he believed in. Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday from the Stygar Mid Rivers Funeral Home in St. Charles, Mo., and from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Harvester, Mo. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. Memorial donations may be made to the U.S.O. or First Baptist Church of Harvester Mission Fund. Published in The Huntsville Times on April 12, 2008.
