Milton Scott Nickson, Jr. spent his final days on this earth surrounded by family and cherished friends, and died on November 13, 2018, in Dallas, Texas. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, at the Chapel Hill United Methodist Church in Oklahoma City. A celebration of Scott’s life will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, November 16, 2018, at Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home in Dallas, TX.
Scott was born on May 7, 1934, in Shawnee, OK, to Milton Scott Nickson Sr. and Wilma (Pat) Nickson, and he married Janice Ann Alexander of Shawnee, OK, on Dec. 22, 1956. Scott was preceded in death by his beloved wife Jan, his parents Pat & Scott, and his stepmother Penny Nickson; and is survived by his three daughters, Stephanie Osborne, of Joplin, MO; Suzanne Coussons, of Dallas, TX; and Ashley Moore, of Diana, TX; six grandchildren, Nicki Coussons Salmon & husband Demian Salmon, Cole Osborne, Tiffany Osborne, Christopher Moore, Amber Worley & husband Ben Worley, and Brooke Hutching; as well as six great-grandchildren and a multitude of treasured friends.
Scott graduated Tulsa Central High School and went on to attend The University of Oklahoma, both as an undergraduate and for law school. It was at O.U. that Scott, a Sig Alph, met and married Jan, an Alpha Gam. Scott served from 1957 to 1960 in the U.S. Air Force. Following Scott's graduation from the OU School of Law, the couple lived primarily in Oklahoma City and Dallas, Texas, returning to Edmond in 2009. Throughout their 59-year marriage and Scott`s 26-year career with Dresser Industries, Scott and Jan raised their daughters, traveled abroad extensively, played golf and tennis, and cultivated deep friendships spanning the globe. They were charter members of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, founded in 1961. Scott's interests also included hunting, fishing, fly fishing, cooking, and reading. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Arrangements have been entrusted to Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home, Dallas, TX.
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