NAME:  JAMES FORREST SCOTT

Date of Birth: 15 May 1915

Birth Location: Bunbury, Western Australia.

Also Known As:  Jim

Date of Death: 28 November 1968

Age: 53 Years

Death Location: Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia.

Date of Burial:  30 November 1968

Denomination: Anglican A

Row/Grave: Row 2. Grave # 10

Grave Transcription:  

                                               JAMES FORREST SCOTT

                                        BELOVED HUSBAND OF JEAN

                                                LOVED FATHER OF

                                            GENE, JUNE (DEC), PAM

                                            RODNEY, KEITH & DALE

                                   PASSED AWAY 28th NOV. 1968

                                                      AGED 53 YRS.

                                        THY WAY NOT MINE O LORD.

Father: Eugene Henry William Scott.  Born 10 October 1882 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 February 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 and Lavinia (Higgins) Scott. Born 8 October 1856 at ‘Springfield’, Capel, Western Australia.  Died 7 February 1916.

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:

Erle Eugene Augustus Scott.  Born 15 June 1909.  Died 2 July 1992.  Married Violet (Vickery) Scott. Born 21 April 1909, Died 23 February 2001 in 1930.

Joy Edeline Irene (Trotman) Scott Born c1912.  Died 27 June 1985.  Married Howard Trotman 1934.

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

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

Mavis Jean (Franklin) Scott.  Born 21 December 1920.  Died 19 January 1998.  Married Ernest Henry Franklin 1946.

Lorna St Clair (twin to Norman) (Fisher) Scott. Born 25 November 1925.  Died 14 July 1938.  Married Richard Fisher.

Norman St Clair (Pal) (twin to Lorna) Scott. Born 25 November 1925.  Died 14 July 1938. Aged 121/2 years

Spouse:  Edna Jean (Hutton) Scott.  Born 26 February 1916.  Died 18 September 2010.

Children:

Gene William Scott.  Born 5 November 1939.  Died 28 December 2022.

June Christine Scott.  Born  18 October 1941.  Died 17 September 1960.

Pamela Grace (Cordery) Scott.  Born 30 July 1943.

Rodney James Scott. Born 21 July 1947.  Died 24 March 2024.

Keith Malcolm Scott.  Born 17 April 1952.

Dale Susan (Robertson) Scott.  Born 7 March 1959.

Occupation: Farmer

Military Service:  Served in World War 11 in Geraldton, West Australia

Their Story 

James was always known as Jim.

Jim attended a very small school in Elgin, walking 2 miles each day, each way from his home at Irwin Farm. Jim loved school and was an avid reader.

Jim met his wife to be Edna Hutton (Jean) and would ride his horse to Capel to visit her. They married in 1938 and farmed at ‘Kyeema’ in Elgin. A dairy farm with a herd of 50 milking cows, selling the cream to the Boyanup Butter Factory, with any leftover milk feeding calves and Landrace pigs of which he was very proud and won awards with.

Jim loved his fishing at Sugar Loaf and anywhere he could get a line in, also owning a tinny where he would fish out from Peppermint Grove.

His other love was golf and quite often seeing another family member had borrowed the only car, he would be seen driving his tractor out to the Capel golf course. Jim also drove his tractor to the golf course to be one of the many people who created the amazing course as it is today.

Another great love was rifle shooting, Jim competed in Perth as well as Capel earning many trophies.

Jim was also very proud of his family and was a great family man and mentor.

Jim passed away in November 1968 and is buried in the Capel Cemetery with his beloved wife Jean.

 Story written by Pam Cordery and Monica Potter for CDCP website.

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