Traer Star Clipper, Friday, September 10th, 1937 page 1
Popular Traer Man, 30 Years Old, Victim of Appendicitis and Complications
There were many expressions of Grief and sympathy in Traer and the vicinity Yesterday when it became known that Melvin Scott was dead. Death came about 930 o’clock Wednesday night at the Presbyterian Hospital in Waterloo where he had been a patient for eleven days and was caused by appendicitis and complications. Blood transfusions were resorted to in a vain effort to save his life. He had not been in good health for several months, having been taking treatment for stomach ulcers. It was probably because of his weakened condition that he was unable to withstand the operation.
Mr. Scott would have been 31 years old had he lived until October 7 next. He was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Scott of Traer and although he had been born on a farm near Leonard, North Dakota in 196, he was only six months old when his parents returned to Traer. He was reared here and most of his life was spent here. While attending the Traer high school he was outstanding in athletics. Still recalled as perhaps the high sot in all Red and White basketball history is his sensational play in the district tournament at Mason city in 1925, when he sank seven baskets, four of them from past the center floor , and three free throws for a total of seventeen points to almost single handedly keep Traer in the running against a crack West Waterloo quintet, which won the game by a narrow 28-21 margin and later won both the district and state championships that year.
Melvin was graduated from Traer high school in the class of 1925. He continued his education for two years, attending Cornell college, Mt. Vernon, one year and one year at Iowa State Teachers college, Cedar Falls. At the latter institution, he was a member of Lambda Gamma Nu fraternity.
After leaving college he was employed for a time by the Skelly Oil Company in Traer and at Cedar Rapids. On August 11, 1928, he was married at the Little Brown Church in the Vale, near Nashua to Betty Thomson of Clarksville, Iowa. For two years after their marriage the couple lived at Algonac, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, where Melvin was employed in the Gar Wood boat factory. Since February 1, 1931, he had been the efficient and popular clerk in the R. J. Smith drug store in Traer.
There were few more popular young men in Traer than Scotty, as he was familiarly known by a host of friends. He possessed a fine character and personality, and his genial disposition and ever friendly greeting made many a day a bit more pleasant for those who trade and toil in Traer’s business street. Everybody will miss him.
He was a member of the Methodist church, and of the Traer fire department, and took an active interest in Traer’s Kittenball association. Surviving are his wife and two young children — a son, Gordon, 7, and daughter, Donna Mae, 5; also his parents, two sisters, Blanche, wife of Fred Whannel, of Mount Clemons, Michigan, and Edna, wife of Tom J. Sparks, of Maxwell, Iowa; and one brother, Ralph E. Scott, of Buckeye, Iowa. Two brothers died in infancy.
The funeral service will be at the Methodist church at 2 p. m. Saturday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. C. E. Luce. Casket bearers selected by the family are Dr. F. H. McLeod, A. J. McCutcheon, Dr. D. N. Voetberg, C. E. Naylor, Emil Cekal and Elmer Taylor Jr. Burial will be in Buckingham cemetery.
Popular Traer Man, 30 Years Old, Victim of Appendicitis and Complications
There were many expressions of Grief and sympathy in Traer and the vicinity Yesterday when it became known that Melvin Scott was dead. Death came about 930 o’clock Wednesday night at the Presbyterian Hospital in Waterloo where he had been a patient for eleven days and was caused by appendicitis and complications. Blood transfusions were resorted to in a vain effort to save his life. He had not been in good health for several months, having been taking treatment for stomach ulcers. It was probably because of his weakened condition that he was unable to withstand the operation.
Mr. Scott would have been 31 years old had he lived until October 7 next. He was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Scott of Traer and although he had been born on a farm near Leonard, North Dakota in 196, he was only six months old when his parents returned to Traer. He was reared here and most of his life was spent here. While attending the Traer high school he was outstanding in athletics. Still recalled as perhaps the high sot in all Red and White basketball history is his sensational play in the district tournament at Mason city in 1925, when he sank seven baskets, four of them from past the center floor , and three free throws for a total of seventeen points to almost single handedly keep Traer in the running against a crack West Waterloo quintet, which won the game by a narrow 28-21 margin and later won both the district and state championships that year.
Melvin was graduated from Traer high school in the class of 1925. He continued his education for two years, attending Cornell college, Mt. Vernon, one year and one year at Iowa State Teachers college, Cedar Falls. At the latter institution, he was a member of Lambda Gamma Nu fraternity.
After leaving college he was employed for a time by the Skelly Oil Company in Traer and at Cedar Rapids. On August 11, 1928, he was married at the Little Brown Church in the Vale, near Nashua to Betty Thomson of Clarksville, Iowa. For two years after their marriage the couple lived at Algonac, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, where Melvin was employed in the Gar Wood boat factory. Since February 1, 1931, he had been the efficient and popular clerk in the R. J. Smith drug store in Traer.
There were few more popular young men in Traer than Scotty, as he was familiarly known by a host of friends. He possessed a fine character and personality, and his genial disposition and ever friendly greeting made many a day a bit more pleasant for those who trade and toil in Traer’s business street. Everybody will miss him.
He was a member of the Methodist church, and of the Traer fire department, and took an active interest in Traer’s Kittenball association. Surviving are his wife and two young children — a son, Gordon, 7, and daughter, Donna Mae, 5; also his parents, two sisters, Blanche, wife of Fred Whannel, of Mount Clemons, Michigan, and Edna, wife of Tom J. Sparks, of Maxwell, Iowa; and one brother, Ralph E. Scott, of Buckeye, Iowa. Two brothers died in infancy.
The funeral service will be at the Methodist church at 2 p. m. Saturday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. C. E. Luce. Casket bearers selected by the family are Dr. F. H. McLeod, A. J. McCutcheon, Dr. D. N. Voetberg, C. E. Naylor, Emil Cekal and Elmer Taylor Jr. Burial will be in Buckingham cemetery.
Traer Star Clipper, Friday, September 10th, 1937 page 1
Popular Traer Man, 30 Years Old, Victim of Appendicitis and Complications
There were many expressions of Grief and sympathy in Traer and the vicinity Yesterday when it became known that Melvin Scott was dead. Death came about 930 o’clock Wednesday night at the Presbyterian Hospital in Waterloo where he had been a patient for eleven days and was caused by appendicitis and complications. Blood transfusions were resorted to in a vain effort to save his life. He had not been in good health for several months, having been taking treatment for stomach ulcers. It was probably because of his weakened condition that he was unable to withstand the operation.
Mr. Scott would have been 31 years old had he lived until October 7 next. He was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Scott of Traer and although he had been born on a farm near Leonard, North Dakota in 196, he was only six months old when his parents returned to Traer. He was reared here and most of his life was spent here. While attending the Traer high school he was outstanding in athletics. Still recalled as perhaps the high sot in all Red and White basketball history is his sensational play in the district tournament at Mason city in 1925, when he sank seven baskets, four of them from past the center floor , and three free throws for a total of seventeen points to almost single handedly keep Traer in the running against a crack West Waterloo quintet, which won the game by a narrow 28-21 margin and later won both the district and state championships that year.
Melvin was graduated from Traer high school in the class of 1925. He continued his education for two years, attending Cornell college, Mt. Vernon, one year and one year at Iowa State Teachers college, Cedar Falls. At the latter institution, he was a member of Lambda Gamma Nu fraternity.
After leaving college he was employed for a time by the Skelly Oil Company in Traer and at Cedar Rapids. On August 11, 1928, he was married at the Little Brown Church in the Vale, near Nashua to Betty Thomson of Clarksville, Iowa. For two years after their marriage the couple lived at Algonac, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, where Melvin was employed in the Gar Wood boat factory. Since February 1, 1931, he had been the efficient and popular clerk in the R. J. Smith drug store in Traer.
There were few more popular young men in Traer than Scotty, as he was familiarly known by a host of friends. He possessed a fine character and personality, and his genial disposition and ever friendly greeting made many a day a bit more pleasant for those who trade and toil in Traer’s business street. Everybody will miss him.
He was a member of the Methodist church, and of the Traer fire department, and took an active interest in Traer’s Kittenball association. Surviving are his wife and two young children — a son, Gordon, 7, and daughter, Donna Mae, 5; also his parents, two sisters, Blanche, wife of Fred Whannel, of Mount Clemons, Michigan, and Edna, wife of Tom J. Sparks, of Maxwell, Iowa; and one brother, Ralph E. Scott, of Buckeye, Iowa. Two brothers died in infancy.
The funeral service will be at the Methodist church at 2 p. m. Saturday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. C. E. Luce. Casket bearers selected by the family are Dr. F. H. McLeod, A. J. McCutcheon, Dr. D. N. Voetberg, C. E. Naylor, Emil Cekal and Elmer Taylor Jr. Burial will be in Buckingham cemetery.
Popular Traer Man, 30 Years Old, Victim of Appendicitis and Complications
There were many expressions of Grief and sympathy in Traer and the vicinity Yesterday when it became known that Melvin Scott was dead. Death came about 930 o’clock Wednesday night at the Presbyterian Hospital in Waterloo where he had been a patient for eleven days and was caused by appendicitis and complications. Blood transfusions were resorted to in a vain effort to save his life. He had not been in good health for several months, having been taking treatment for stomach ulcers. It was probably because of his weakened condition that he was unable to withstand the operation.
Mr. Scott would have been 31 years old had he lived until October 7 next. He was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Scott of Traer and although he had been born on a farm near Leonard, North Dakota in 196, he was only six months old when his parents returned to Traer. He was reared here and most of his life was spent here. While attending the Traer high school he was outstanding in athletics. Still recalled as perhaps the high sot in all Red and White basketball history is his sensational play in the district tournament at Mason city in 1925, when he sank seven baskets, four of them from past the center floor , and three free throws for a total of seventeen points to almost single handedly keep Traer in the running against a crack West Waterloo quintet, which won the game by a narrow 28-21 margin and later won both the district and state championships that year.
Melvin was graduated from Traer high school in the class of 1925. He continued his education for two years, attending Cornell college, Mt. Vernon, one year and one year at Iowa State Teachers college, Cedar Falls. At the latter institution, he was a member of Lambda Gamma Nu fraternity.
After leaving college he was employed for a time by the Skelly Oil Company in Traer and at Cedar Rapids. On August 11, 1928, he was married at the Little Brown Church in the Vale, near Nashua to Betty Thomson of Clarksville, Iowa. For two years after their marriage the couple lived at Algonac, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, where Melvin was employed in the Gar Wood boat factory. Since February 1, 1931, he had been the efficient and popular clerk in the R. J. Smith drug store in Traer.
There were few more popular young men in Traer than Scotty, as he was familiarly known by a host of friends. He possessed a fine character and personality, and his genial disposition and ever friendly greeting made many a day a bit more pleasant for those who trade and toil in Traer’s business street. Everybody will miss him.
He was a member of the Methodist church, and of the Traer fire department, and took an active interest in Traer’s Kittenball association. Surviving are his wife and two young children — a son, Gordon, 7, and daughter, Donna Mae, 5; also his parents, two sisters, Blanche, wife of Fred Whannel, of Mount Clemons, Michigan, and Edna, wife of Tom J. Sparks, of Maxwell, Iowa; and one brother, Ralph E. Scott, of Buckeye, Iowa. Two brothers died in infancy.
The funeral service will be at the Methodist church at 2 p. m. Saturday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. C. E. Luce. Casket bearers selected by the family are Dr. F. H. McLeod, A. J. McCutcheon, Dr. D. N. Voetberg, C. E. Naylor, Emil Cekal and Elmer Taylor Jr. Burial will be in Buckingham cemetery.
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