NAME:   LIONEL ERLE SCOTT

Date of Birth: 5 August 1932

Birth Location: Bunbury, Western Australia

Date of Death:  20 July 2003

Age: 71 years

Death Location: St John of God Hospital, Bunbury, Western Australia

Date of Burial: 25 July 2003

Denomination: Anglican C

Row/Grave: Row 6. Grave # 47

Grave Transcription:                                                                                                                                                                     IN LOVING MEMORY OF

                                                           LIONEL ERLE SCOTT

                                                           5.8.1932 – 20.7.2003

                                                          LOVING HUSBAND OF

                                                                     JOAN

                                                             FATHER & POP

                                               OF STEVEN, MONICA, RHONDA

                                                     COLLEEN & FAMILIES

                                                              SADLY MISSED

                                           GONE NOW FROM GUNDAGAI

Father: Erle Eugene Augustus Scott. Born 15 July 1909 at Bunbury, Western Australia. Died 2 July 1992 at Bunbury, Western Australia.

Mother: Violet (Vickery) Scott. Born 21 April 1909 at Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom. Died 23 February 2001 at Bunbury, Western Australia. Married 30 December 1930.

Grandparents (father): Eugene Henry William Scott. Born 10 October 1881 at Stratham, Western Australia. Died 24 February 1937 at ‘Irwin Farm’ Elgin. Western Australia and 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 (mother): Frederick William Vickery. Born 24 February 1878 in Wiltshire England. Died 1971, and Mary Elizabeth (Hollingworth) Vickery. Born 7 May 1879 in Glossop Derbyshire England.  Died 1976. Married in England 1900.

Siblings:

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

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

Spouse: Joan Agnes (Cain) Scott.  Born 11 February 1933. Married 25 March 1953

Children:

Steven Lionel Scott.  Born 1 January 1954.  Married Lynette Fay Kerr Born (25 October 1950) 31 January 1976.

Monica Ruth Potter Scott. Born 6 May 1955.  Married Douglas William Potter Born (28 January 1952) 17 January 1976.

Rhonda Gail (Scott) Scott.  Born 27 January 1961. Married Trevor Alan Scott (Born 1 July 1957) 12 June 1980.

Colleen Joan (Cuomo) Scott. Born 4 September1962.  Married Mark Antony Cuomo 18 January 1986 – Divorced 2016.

Occupation: Farmer

Their Story 

LIONEL ERLE SCOTT was the first born of three children to Erle & Violet Scott and he was brought up on the family farm ‘Maryville’ in Elgin, Western Australia.

He attended primary school in Stratham, then rode a horse to Capel to catch the school bus to Bunbury Senior High School for 2 years.

Lionel then went away to attend Denmark Agricultural School, Denmark, where he held the position of School Captain in his second year.

Farm life called and he then embarked on that life with his father, milking cows, sending the cream to market until he was 20 years of age.

In March 1953 he married a local girl, Joan Agnes Cain. The married couple were gifted 265 acres of land from Joan’s parent Aug and Freda Cain, which was adjoining the Cain Family Farm ‘Rangeview.

Being engaged for nearly 12 months enabled their family home and dairy to be constructed in time for occupation and milking commencement upon their wedding day in March 1953.

Four children were born and raised on the farm over the next 8 years.

The original walk-through dairy which produced cream was upgraded to a Herringbone Dairy and finally to a Rotary Dairy producing Full Cream Milk under the quota system.

Lionels passion was his workshop in which he could make mostly anything, applying his skills as a machinist, welder and engineer but would always say ‘it is only a BUSH JOB’. When money was short he also worked at the Capel Butter Factory.

His other passion was his golf and the Capel Golf Club, where he spent many hours and days playing golf. He was instrumental in assisting to set up the Golf Club at Stratham in 1964 and for it to be the fantastic venue it is today.  

He was the club President 1977 – 1979 and became a Life Member 28 November 1978.

Family was everything to him and he cherished having Steven’s children living on the farm close by.

Unfortunately, Lionel’s life was cut short when he was diagnosed with Lung Cancer in March 2003 and passed July 2003.     

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

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