BANGOR – Jerrie J. Scott, 84, passed away peacefully March 11, 2010, with family by her side at a Bangor hospital. Jerrie was born April 4, 1925, in Indianapolis, to Fred and Evelyn (McFerren) Taylor. Jerrie grew up in Irvington, Ind., on the east side of Indianapolis. She met the love of her life, George, when she was just 12. As a teen Jerrie moved to West Lafayette, Ind., with her parents and brother, Jim. She graduated from West Lafayette High School in 1943. She continued correspondence with her high school sorority, The Sharmes, through Round Robin letters throughout her life. She and George married in 1944 at Camp Howze in Gainesville, Texas, before George went overseas to fight during World War II. She loved to tell the story of their wedding day and how she was the only woman at the ceremony. She and George started their family when he returned from overseas. Although she missed her family and friends in Indiana, she described their move to Maine in 2008 as a dream come true in many ways. She especially loved spending time with her family in Maine and with the many friends she made at Sunbury Village. Jerrie was an active, vibrant, social woman with many interests. She was a lifelong member of Irvington Presbyterian Church. She sang bass with the White River Sound chapter of Sweet Adelines for 21 years. She was named Sweet Adeline of the Year in 1992. She loved all kinds of music and was thrilled to attend American Idol Live last September and see Adam Lambert in person. She also loved eating out, watching movies, telling jokes and going on road trips. She never missed an opportunity to call or send a card and even ventured into e-mail, Skype and Facebook – or as she called it, FaceSpace – to connect with her many special, precious treasures. Her verbal slips, mangled punch lines and mixed metaphors gave us some of the happiest memories of our lives. Jerrie’s family was her life. She not only provided unconditional love and support to her own children and grandchildren, but also welcomed countless others into her heart, home and life. When she met someone new, they were never a stranger for long. She focused on others, putting their needs above her own. She always saw the good in everyone. Jerrie had a strong will to live and a love of live. She never wanted to miss what was going on. She was the life of our Super Bowl party in January, went out to the movies on Valentine’s Day and paraded in costume at the Sunbury Mardi Gras three days before her hospitalization. She lived life to the fullest until the end. She was the most happy, cheerful, fun-loving woman we have ever known. Jerrie is survived by her husband and sweetheart of 65 years, George R. Scott of Bangor; children, Stephen L. Scott and Carol of Bishop, Calif., David B. Scott and Teresa of Lynnwood, Wash., Mary A. Scott and Lori Abell of Indianapolis and Laura J. Scott and James Thomas of Hampden; brother, James L. Taylor and Sally of Richmond, Ind.; 12 grandchildren and three great-granddaughters. Arrangements entrusted to Shirley Brothers Washington Memorial Chapel, Indianapolis. “I hope I’ve left you with lots of happy memories instead of sadness. Just remember how much I love you, dear ones and how blessed my life has been.”
JERRIE J. SCOTT
