Rev. Barbara Lee Scott

She grew up in Mason, Michigan where her father was the school Superintendent and her mother was a high school English teacher.

She attended Michigan State University (BA) and Garrett Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois before joining the full-time ministry in the Methodist Conference.

She worked at a variety of local Methodist Churches including Mt. Hope and University Methodist before moving to Florida where she worked for over 25 years for First United Methodist Church of Coral Gables. She retired from the Ministry in 2006 and moved to North Carolina where she lived for eight years before returning back to Michigan.

She was predeceased by her husband Walter Scott (1998).

She is survived by her daughter, Katherine (Kay) Kniahynycky and son James Bradley; along with three grand-children, Jennifer, Meghan and Allison and three great grandchildren, Antonina, Foster and Jack.

A visitation will be held on September 17, 2022, at 1PM with a celebration of life to follow at 2PM at The Peoples Church, 200 W. Grand River Ave. East Lansing, MI 48823.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.greastlansing.com for the Scott family.