William Webster Scaife

William Webster Scaife passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 12, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer at the age of 68. Throughout his life William was known to everyone as “Bill,” “Big B,” “Wild Bill,” “Backlash Bill,” and most recently “Grandad” to his adoring grandchildren. He was born in Midland, Texas to the late Miriam Jewel and William Perry Scaife. Bill will be greatly missed by his beloved wife of 42 years, Linda Lagarde Scaife; his loving children and their spouses, William “Billy” Lagarde Scaife (Adrienne) and Christine Scaife Beavers (Will); his grandchildren Ruby Jewel Scaife, Kennedy Claire Beavers, William James Beavers; his sister Cecile Scaife Manny (Ben); his brother John “Jack” Miller Scaife; and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins in Virginia, California, and New Orleans. Bill spent his professional career as a Senior Staff Exploration Geophysicist and Environmental and Safety Manager for several major oil companies in Louisiana and Texas, including Amoco, BP, and Stone Energy. He was a mentor for many young geophysicists and helped them to hone their mapping skills for high-tech seismic processing. A graduate of Louisiana State University’s undergraduate and graduate schools, Bill was integral in ensuring and enforcing safety protocols on and off-shore prior to his retirement in 2009. Throughout their life together, Bill and Linda shared countless adventures filled with love and laughter. An avid outdoorsman, Bill was most at peace when communing with nature, whether fishing for redfish in the marsh, hunting elk in Colorado, pheasant in South Dakota, or dove hunts in Georgia. His most cherished times were spent at “The Property”, family-owned land in Mississippi, gardening and bee keeping to create Backlash Bill Honey & Hot Sauce, and creating one-of-a-kind adventures with cherished with friends and family. Family and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Service at Grace Funeral Home, 450 Holy Trinity Drive, Covington, on Wednesday afternoon, August 19, 2020 at 3:00. Visitation will begin 1:30. Interment will follow in the adjacent St. Lazarus of Bethany Memorial Garden. In lieu of flowers, the family asks you to consider donations to Catholic Relief Services. An online guestbook is available at www.gracenorthshore.com.