MARJORIE SCOTT

Marjorie Lovett entered into mortal life on July 6, 1916 in Denison, Texas. She was the fourth of six children born to the late Carter Morris Lovett and Bertha Ada Johnson Lovett. Marjorie began her education in the public schools of Denison, Texas. Her family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1924 where she continued her matriculation, and eventually received her high school diploma from Roosevelt High School in 1983. Marjorie was extremely athletic, having played softball and basketball in school. Her grandchildren marveled at her ability to still play basketball well into her 80Ã¢â‚¬â„¢s. MarjorieÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Ã¢â‚¬Ëœsky hookÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ was dangerous! Marjorie was united in holy matrimony to Linus Jackson Scott June 12, 1944 in Oklahoma City and moved to Chicago, Illinois in the winter of 1946 with Don and baby Carole where she happily stayed home to raise her family. The family moved from Chicago to Gary, Indiana in the spring of 1956 where now they had added to the family baby Karen. Throughout this union Marjorie and Linus nurtured and loved 3 children Ã¢â‚¬â€œ William Don, Marjorie Carole, and Martha Karen Renee. Linus preceded her in death on March 6, 2013. Marjorie worked various jobs over a span of 40 years. She began working at KerrÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Department Store in Oklahoma City; SchneiderÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s ChildrenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Store, NellÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s ChildrenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Shoes and was the manager of MilgramÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s ChildrenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Shoes in Gary for several years until she retired in 1975. In earlier years, Marjorie was a professional model. Hats were made especially for her by several millenaries. Marjorie had many hobbies and interests such as working crossword puzzles, writing and reading poetry, art and fishing. Her favorite poems were Ã¢â‚¬Å"Crossing the BarÃ¢â‚¬Â by Tennison and Ã¢â‚¬Å"House by the Side of the RoadÃ¢â‚¬Â by Foss. It was her love of art that led her, at the age of 80, to enroll and pursue art courses at Indiana University Northwest. She was a feature story in the Post Tribune. Marjorie was very talented and made clay busts of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rev. Dr. Robert E. Lowery, her pastor. She also made papier machÃƒÂ© African masks that were also featured in the Post Tribune. Marjorie painted many subjects, but her favorite was landscapes. She was an avid fan of golf and tennis. One would find her cheering on Tiger and the Williams sisters. In earlier years, once a month on a Saturday, Marjorie would get together with her womenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s social club with her best friends, Audrey Tongue, Dorothy January, and Willie Walker. They truly enjoyed their Ã¢â‚¬Å"GirlsÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ Night In!Ã¢â‚¬Â Marjorie was always active in the life of her children, volunteering for activities and serving as vice-president of Tolleston High SchoolÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s P.T.A. She also served as an assistant Girl Scout leader at Locke School. Marjorie was extremely active in church activities, singing in the choir (what a beautiful contralto voice she had!), and participating in and helping to organize Teas at Altgeld Presbyterian Church in Chicago until the family moved their membership to St. Timothy Community Church where she faithfully served for 40 years until her health began to decline. During those years Marjorie was active with the WomenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Fellowship, where she received the WomenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Fellowship Service Award, the Goldtymers, the Missionary Group (she designed the logo for their shirts), the July Birthday Group, and served as treasurer for Church Women United. Although baptized at an early age, Marjorie always wanted to be submerged so when she was 95 years young, her grandson, Rev. Dr. Justin Hunter, Sr. Ã¢â‚¬Å"took her to the waterÃ¢â‚¬Â to be baptized along with her great-grandson, Howard. After being brought up, filled with the Holy Spirit, she began to jump up and down praising God. Her Ministry of Exhortation became more pronounced. Many people received calls of encouragement and inspiration from her during the time she was unable to leave her home. She definitely had a gift that continued from the time she was placed in Hospice until she could no longer speak. Marjorie entered eternal life on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Preceding her in death was her loving and devoted husband of 68 years, Linus Ã¢â‚¬Å"Scotty,Ã¢â‚¬Â her brothers, Willie, Arvil (Garnetta), Charles, and Robert Lovett and sister, Martha (Anderson Sanders and Roscoe) Dunn, granddaughter, Denise Ã¢â‚¬Å"BunnieÃ¢â‚¬Â Washington, and nephew Charles Sanders. Cherished memories of the heart will remain with her son, William Don (Dianne) Washington of Denver, CO, daughters, Marjorie Carole (Noah Lewis, Jr.) Holcomb of Gary, IN, and Dr. Martha Karen (Gregory) Jones of Crete, IL, her Ã¢â‚¬ËœadoptedÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ daughters, Verl Shaffer (Anthony E. Ventrello), Gwen (Gene) Johnson, Shirley (John) Moorehead, Dr. Myrtle Campbell, Cheryl Greene, and Carla Smith, grandchildren, Robin (James, II) Johnson, Timothy Blanchard, Jeffrey (Tenesha) Washington, Maya (Alphonso, II) Blackwell, Michael Blanchard, Jamila (Rev. Dr. Justin, Sr.) Hunter, Atty. Candice (Joseph, Jr.) Smith, Linah (Vernard, III) Alsberry, Darren Jones, Ã¢â‚¬ËœadoptedÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ granddaughter, Ashley Pratt Ã¢â‚¬Ëœand adoptedÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ family, Wilson and Carmen Pierce. She also leaves to cherish her memory and carry on her legacy of love, eighteen great-grandchildren (and a great-grandson due in October), special cousin, Ollie (Cedar) Jackson, special nephew, Rev. Dr. Anderson (Billie) Sanders, Jr. , and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and her loving extended church family and countless devoted friends.

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MARJORIE SCOTT

July 6, 1916 - July 24, 2013