James C Scott

Mr. James C. Scott, age 92, of Shelbyville, entered into eternal rest Saturday, February 21, 2009, at his home after a brief illness. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Fairlane Church of Christ in Shelbyville with Geoff Giesemann and Russ Countess officiating. Burial will follow in Wilkes Cemetery in Culleoka, Tennessee. Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel in Shelbyville. He was born March 31, 1916, in Culleoka, to the late Allen Burnley Scott and Bessie Bell Matthews Scott. He was a retired Educator with the State of Tennessee and had a long and impressive career. He was a graduate of Culleoka High School in 1935, and a graduate of Middle Tennessee College. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force from 1942 -1946, and served in World War II. He married Jean Thaxton on November 11, 1944 and they were together until her passing in January 2008.His teaching career began in with the fourth grade at Andrews Elementary School form 1937 until 1940. He was then Principal at Highland Park Elementary School from 1940 - 1942. He was principal at Whitthorne Jr. High form 1947-1958, principal at White County High 1958-1959, and principal at Marshall County High School a from 1959-1966. He then became principal at Shelbyville Central High School where he served from 1966 until 1975. In 1979, he retired from Tennessee Preparatory School, bringing an end to a career in education than endured 42 1/2/ years. He held interim positions as Superintendent of Tennessee Children's Home, Columbia Academy, and Eakin Primary School. He loved to work on the farm and did so most all of his life. He owned and managed J & J Farms from 1967-2002. He was past president of the Education Associations in Marshall, Maury, and Bedford Counties. He was also past president of the Bedford County Retired Teachers Association. At one time he was a member of the Rotary Club in Lewisburg, Sparta, and has been active in the Shelbyville Rotary Club since 1966.He was an active member of the Tennessee Farm Bureau in Marshall and Bedford Counties. He was a member of the Church of Christ since 1932, where he served as a Deacon of Church Street Church He became an Elder for the old Main Street Church of Christ in 1972, and was still active in his church, Fairlane Church of Christ. He is survived by a son, Ronald ThaxtonScott, and his wife, Kathy, of Rockvale, and a daughter, Jeanie Elizabeth Raymond, and her husband Glenn, of Lewisburg; a brother, Donald Matthews Scott, of Columbia and a sister, Dr. Margaret Butler, of Roswell, Georgia; four grandchildren, Josh Fitzgerald, Josh Scott, Jordan Scott, and Hannah Scoot; three great grandchildren, Isabella Fitzgerald, Jackson Scott, and Cohen Scott. Memorials may be made to: The James and Jean Scott Scholarship at Freed Hardeman University, 150 East Main Street, Henderson, Tennessee 38340, 1-800-630-3482,www.fhu.edu. Pallbearers: Mike Bone,Fred Shelton,Joe Ben Cartwright,,Charles Armstrong,Jay Graham,,Lendell Massengale, Josh Fitzgerald,,Josh Scott,, Jordan Scott