Name:   ERLE EUGENE AUGUSTUS SCOTT

Date of Birth: 15 June 1909

Also known as: Erle

Birth Location:  Bunbury, Western Australia

Date of Death:  2 July 1992

Age:  83 years

Death Location: Bunbury, Western Australia

Date of Burial: 7 July 1992

Denomination: Anglican

Row/Grave: Row 3. Grave # 19

Grave Transcription:  

                                                             SCOTT

                                               IN LOVING MEMORY OF

ERLE E.A.                                                                                        VIOLET

PASSED AWAY                                                                               PASSED AWAY

2ND JULY 1992                                                                             23RD FEB. 2001

AGED 83 YEARS                                                                            AGED 91 YEARS

                                             DEARLY LOVED PARENTS

                                             OF LIONEL, ERLENE, & MARY

                                             TOGETHER IN OUR HEARTS

Father:  Eugene Henry William Scott. Born 10 October 1881 at Stratham, Western Australia. Died 24 February 1937 at ‘Irwin Farm’ Elgin, Western Australia

Mother:  Grace Hill Campbell (Forrest) Scott. Born 13 April 1888 at ‘Sea View Farm’ Capel, Western Australia. Died 24 January 1950 at Elgin, Western Australia. Married 2 September 1908

Grandparents (father):  William Proctor Scott. Born  5 October 1856 at ‘Eelup, Bunbury, Western Australia. Died 27 October 1930 at Bunbury, Western Australia and  Lavinia Sussanah (Higgins) Scott. Born 8 October 1856 at ‘Springfield Farm’, Capel, Western Australia. Died 7 February 1916 at ‘Roselands’, Stratham, Western Australia.

Grandparents (mother): James Hill Forrest. Born 24 June 1845 at Australind, Western Australia. Died 11 August 1928 at Ludlow, Western Australia and Annie Maria (Ramsay) Forrest. Born 30 March 1855 at Minninup, Capel, Western Australia. Died 21 December 1921 at Minninup, Capel, Western Australia. Married 2 June 1870

SIBLINGS:

Joy Edeline Irene Scott born c1912. Died 27 June 1985. Cremated Karrakatta Cemetery. Married Howard Trotman 1934

James Forrest Scott. Born 16 May 1915. Died 28 November 1968. Buried Capel Cemetery. Married  Edna ‘Jean’ Hutton 1938

Percival Campbell Scott. Born 6 August 1918. Died 6 August 1962. Buried Capel Cemetery. Married Ina Beatrice Fisher 1941

Douglas Bruce Scott. Born 6 August 1918. Died 30 April 2003. Buried Bunbury Cemetery. Married Patsy Gibsone 1941

Mavis Jean Scott. Born 21 December 1920. Died 19 January1998. Buried Busselton Cemetery. Married Ernest Henry Franklin 1946

Lorna St Clair Scott (twin to Norman St Clair ‘Pal’ Scott). Born 25 November 1925. Died 4 June 1987.  Buried Capel Cemetery. Married Richard Fisher.

Norman St Clair ‘Pal’ Scott (twin to Lorna St Clair Scott). Born 25 November 1925. Died 14 July 1938. Buried Capel Cemetery.

Spouse:  Violet Vickery Born 21 April 1909. Died 23 February 2001. Married 1930.

Children:

Lionel Erle Scott. Born 5 August 1932. Died 20 July 2003. Married Joan Agnes (Cain)  21 March 1953.  Born 11 February 1933.

Erlene Scott. Born 4 March 1935. Died 28 May 1999.  Married Keith Alex Roberts 1955. Born 31 March 1926. Died 3 March 2001.

Mary Grace Scott. Born 2 June 1937.  Married Lancelot Norman George Davis 1957. Born 25 August 1935.

Occupation: Farmer

Their Story 

Erle was the first born to Eugene & Grace Scott and lived with his parents and siblings on the ‘Irwin’ family farm in Elgin and assisted in working the farm until he married and moved to his own farm.

The 3 brothers Erle, Jim and Percy were given some land on the cnr of Gavins & Elgin Road, Elgin, where they all built their own homes and farmed.

Erle operated a dairy for many years until his son Lionel left to run his own farm and dairy.

Early in 1933 it was decided to provide a hall for the Elgin community.  The town formed a committee with Eugene Scott as president, Wesgarth Jilley  secretary and Fred Vickery who donated a piece of land from the corner of his farm.  They located a mill hall at Claymore and purchased the building for a suggested amount of $300.  Erle and Joe Scott carted the hall by horse and cart to its now final resting place. Erle took over as president from his father Eugene upon his death in 1937, to which he held the position for 27 years until 1964.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  He became a local Justice of the Peace and spent 40 years as a Shire of Capel Councillor, with 40 years as Shire President.

Erle became the local windmill guru, which became his main source of income upon giving up his dairy. Rifle shooting, duck shooting and bowls became his passions, along with his plentiful summer garden.

Together with Vi he was a founding member of the original Capel Bowling Club on Capel Drive before moving to the current Capel Country Club, Goodwood Road, Capel facility in 1976.  They were both life members of the club.

Erle passed away in Bunbury after a short illness in 1992.

Story written by Monica Potter and Joan Scott for the CDCP website.

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