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Roy Celestial Scott, 73

McMinnville resident and Booneville, Ms., native Roy Celestial Scott, 73, died Dec. 8 at his home after an extended illness.

An electrician with Powermatic and a member of the Baptist Church, he served his country in the U.S. Air Force.

The son of Lloyd and Emma Wimms Scott, he is survived by his wife, Zelma Rhea Scott; halfbrothers, Jimmy Penny of Rock Island and Johnny Scott of Corinth, Ms.; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Edith and Leonard Harris, Carolyn and Charlie Delong, Wilma and Charles Bratcher, Ruth Owen, Margie and Garland Lorance, all of McMinnville, Dean and Bob Muise of Manchester; several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at High?s Chapel with Bobby W. Wines and Carl Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service today at High?s.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard

(McMinnville, Tenn.) Dec. 10, 2006

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