Reverend Kenneth
Scott
Reverend Kenneth Scott
of Rose, Oklahoma, entered heaven, at the age of 90 at home, Sunday, July 31, 2005, after
a lengthy illness. He was preceded in death by
his wife of 61 ½ years, Effie Downing Scott, his parents Katie Jesse and Daniel Scott,
brother Willie and sisters Bessie Lara, Lillie McIntosh, Lizzie McIntosh and Mercedes
Barnett.
He is survived by his
brothers, Jackson Scott, Medford Falls, Oregon and Samuel Scott, Blanchard, Oklahoma; his
children Katie Scott, Tulsa, Danny Scott and wife Linda, Placentia, California, Knokovtee
Scott and Vickie of the home and Nancy Scott Fields, Tulsa; grandchildren Jeff Scott,
Tracy Harris, Jennifer Scott, Trisha Ladd, Kenny Scott, Kara Vega, Missy Scott, Nokuse
Scott, Shannean Fields; great grandchildren Justin Scott, Jonathan Scott, Elle Harris,
Lilla Harris, Eliot Morales, Pascal Morales, Elisha Morales, Darius Lowe, Marley Lowe,
Kenna Lowe, Kylie Ladd, Conner Ladd, Gabriel Vega, Victoria Vega, Isabel Vega and great
great grand child Javier Juarez and numerous nieces and nephews.
Kenneth (Kenarthe) was
born October 23, 1914 in Eufaula, Oklahoma. He
was raised by his grandmother Nancy Heber and uncle Buddy Gray. He attended Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas,
now Haskell Indian Nations University where he designed the official Haskell Indian Logo
in 1935 at the age of 19. He majored in
commercial art and painting and excelled in track and boxing. He also toured the country with a student
marionette show and performed at the White House during the FDR Administration. While at Haskell he met the love of his life,
Effie. They were married April 30, 1938 in
Locust Grove. After spending a short time in Muskogee
with the Indian Service Road Survey Dept., Kenneth and Effie moved to Tulsa where he was
employed as a Civil Engineer Technician (draftsman) at the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
for 32 years. After retiring from the Corps he
entered the ministry. Kenneth attended Perkins
School of Theology and pastored churches in the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference at
Tahlequah, Stillwell, Jay, Locust Grove and Salina. He
served on the United Methodist Committee on Relief of the General Board of Global
Ministries of the United Methodist Church. While
at Jay, Kenneth and Effie started a church bowling league.
At Stillwell they ran the ambulance service.
After retiring from the ministry in 1979, they made their home in Rose, Oklahoma. He comes from a long line of talented artists. He was best known throughout his life for his
multimedia artwork and his generosity in giving his artwork as gifts to all he knew. His hobbies included bowling, coin and stamp
collecting, leatherwork, fishing, drawing, painting and long drives with his wife. He was a staunch life long democrat, enrolled full
blood Creek Indian and voting member of the Muscogee Creek Nation.
November 8th
was designated as Kenneth Scott Day by the Muscogee Creek Nation in recognition of his
artistic contribution of the Haskell Indian Logo design.
He was a very beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather and
Great-Great Grandfather, who will be missed by all.
Traditional wake services
were held 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, August 3, 2005, at Cover’s Chapel United Indian
Methodist Church in Locust Grove. Funeral
services were held 2:00 P.M., Thursday, August 4, 2005, also at Cover’s Chapel. Interment followed at the Hogan Cemetery. Services were entrusted to the Locust Grove Funeral
Home.
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