Verna Gale Scott
Verna Gale Scott passed away September 5, 2017 after a valiant battle with cancer. She taught us that hope, faith and determination can work miracles. She was told her first treatment would more than likely kill her and the doctors did not expect her to make it to her next appointment three weeks later, but she did.
Verna was born April 4, 1956 in Vernal, UT to Sherron and Donneita Jackson. She lived her whole life in Vernal except one year spent in Godley, Texas. She married Terry Louis Pitchford and later divorced. She then met the love of her life. Homer Lee Scott Jr. whom she married on January 12, 1985. They later solemnized their marriage in the Salt Lake LDS temple. Verna was a happy person with an adventurous spirit. She liked a good joke, even when she was the subject of that Joke. Everyone knew she loved wearing her pajamas. If she wasn't at work she would be wearing them. Verna had a beautiful smile and was always whistling or singing. She loved spending time with her family. She cherished the time spent playing with her grandsons and watching her granddaughters as they became cheerleaders in school. She was so excited to hear that her baby was going to have a baby in February 2018; she often told Carlee that she would be the first to hold that little one. Her grandchildren brought the most Joy to her life. Verna had a knack for decorating, especially Christmas trees. One of her kid's fondest memories is the Christmas village she would set up every Christmas. They would patiently sit and hand her the different pieces as she arranged the village Just the way she wanted. She was a clean freak, spending all day every Saturday cleaning her house. She also loved to watch scary movies. She loved the blood and gore and would watch Texas Chainsaw Massacre every chance she got. Verna worked several Jobs including Premium Oil until she was hired at the Uintah Care Center as a Unit Clerk where she worked for 11 years until October 2016, when she was no longer able. The last 13 years of her life were not easy on her. She took care of her husband who suffered a major stroke in 2004, until his passing in 2011. She then moved in and helped care for her mother who also had suffered a stroke. Verna cared deeply for her family and the ones she loved.
Verna is survived by her son Dustin Lane (Sheena) Scott, of Fort Morgan, CO., daughters Brandy Karen Pitchford and Carlee Brooke (Jess) Pratt, of Vernal, granddaughters; Payton Venice & Brooklyn Paige Rooks and Sydnie Gale Pitchford, of Vernal, grandsons; Codie Lane, Brayden Lee & Kole Allen Scott, of Fort Morgan, CO, Lane (Tiffany) Woody, Tadd Woody, of Vernal, brothers; Glendon Jackson, Casper, WY, Hal (Kim) Jackson, Cal (Shona) Jackson, sisters; Shelly (Dave) Dugger and Janet Overholts, all of Vernal, many other family members. She was preceded in death by her husband. Homer Lee Scott Jr., daughter Amanda Lee Pitchford, and parents Sherron & Donneita Jackson. The family would like to thank the staff at the Uintah Care Center for their loving care given to Verna in her last days and all the people who have reached out to them at this time.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 11AM at the Davis 2nd Ward LDS Chapel (4080 South 2500 East). A viewing will be held Friday evening from 6-8PM at the Ashley Valley Funeral Home (410 North 800 West) and Saturday 9:45-10:45AM at the Chapel. Interment will be in the Rockpoint Cemetery under the direction of the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home.
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