Ralph Allen Scott, 49, painter, died Sunday, April 20, 2003, at his residence on Tom Osborne Road. A memorial service will be conducted 5:00 P.M. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Carlos Kelsey officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday after 4:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Notes of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.oakesandnichols.com <http://www.oakesandnichols.com>. A native of Washington, D. C., he was the son of the late Fred Henry Scott and Charlotte Elizabeth Scott. Survivors include his wife, Kim Shirley Scott of Columbia; one daughter, Katie Scott of Columbia; one stepson, Brandon Pritchard of Jackson; two brothers, Randy (Barbara) Scott of Clarksville; Gilbert Scott of Nashville; three sisters, Rosa Lee (Carlos) Kelsey of Joelton; Krista (Clyde) Brumfield of Newport News, Virginia; Suzanne (David) Lackey of Gainesboro; and several nieces and nephews.