Dorothy Beulah Scott

82 of Prineville died on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at her daughters home in Reno, NV.

Dorothy was born on December 15, 1928, in Madison Kansas to Leroy and Dyca (Smith) Scott. She had three older brothers, Guy, Gerald, and Junior, and one younger brother Charles. All of which have preceded her in passing.

Dorothy was raised in both Hartville, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas. After marrying and having her first child, she moved to California, where her sweet baby girl passed away prior to her second birthday. Our Heavenly Father blessed Dorothy with thirteen more children. She was survived by one niece, nine of her children, twenty-three grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren.

Dorothy’s hobbies were, loving her family. It was what she lived and breathed for. Well, that and hugs; she was the worlds greatest hugger. There were other things she did enjoy, such as gardening, horse back riding, hunting, walking, dancing, and playing cards/games with friends, building/rebuilding things around the house.

Dorothy had a great sense of adventure. She thought nothing of packing up three babies ages 5 and down and going camping in the woods by her self, or running a gold mine while pregnant with her fourth child, setting charges even up in to her ninth month. Purchasing a small gas station in a very small town and turning it into the first station/garage/deli in town.

Dorothy had such a love for the color pink, one would think that she wasn’t aware that cloths came in other colors, for not only were her cloths pink, but so was her shoes, purses, even her hats. Then one day, she fell in love with a navy blue dress with white poke-a-dots in her daughter’s closet. So hard she fell for this dress, Dee simply had to give it up to her momma. It hangs in her closet to this day.

Even in her 80’s Dorothy would walk from one end of town to the other. Of course she did have to make some stops along the way. One of her favorite stops was the Neat Repeat, where she found most of her work projects and treasures in which she used to decorate her home. She was famous for buying something, then pulling out her trusty skill saw, jigsaw or table saw and making her purchase into something completely different. She once took a waterbed headboard cut it in half and made it into a nightstand, on wheels non-the-less. And for the things she couldn’t do, she was known to barter services for home made apple pie. Which was so good, she was even offered services that she hadn’t requested just so people could get one more pie out of her.

She was an active member in her church and was proud to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints. She truly enjoyed her family home evening group, and she loved to share the stories of game night with her children, and of course we were all so happy that our momma had landed in such a fun group. Or maybe it was so much fun because she was there. That’s was the thing about Dorothy, she could make even digging a hole fun.

Dorothy had such a love for children, that she volunteered at the local school, assisting in the reading classes. The feeling was mutual for Dorothy’s door was always open and the children from the neighborhood could often find a plate of fresh baked cookies. They would see her going to get the mail, and come running yelling Grandma, Grandma, and all but knock her over with their hugs. Of course this always brought a smile to her face.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Prineville Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Prineville Funeral Home. Private graveside services will be at Juniper Haven Cemetery. Following the service at Prineville Funeral Home there will be held a reception at the LDS church at S.E. 2nd and Idlewood.

Arrangements are in the care of the Prineville Funeral Home. Please visit www.PrinevilleFuneralHome.com to share your memories or express your condolences by signing the on-line Guest Book.