On Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022, Arthur Scott, loving husband and
father of two, passed away at the age of 77. He is survived by his wife
of 52 years, Cheryl, his sons Ty (Beth) and Blake (Cassandra), and
grandchildren Melody and Miles.
Art spent most of his life in Sheridan County and the surrounding
areas. He was born in 1944 in Studley, Kansas to Mary and Leroy Scott,
the sixth of sixteen children. Art started school in Studley, then
attended Hill City Grade School, Lucerne Country School, and graduated
from Sheridan Community High School (Hoxie) in 1962. He was drafted into
the U.S. Army in 1965 and served a tour of duty in South Korea. In
1969, he got a job as a lineman for Midwest Energy and married Cheryl
Morgan in the First Presbyterian Church of Hoxie later that year. They
decided to stay in Hoxie and raised their family there.
Art was a dependable worker and had many interests. He spent his
younger years custom cutting with his father and brothers. They followed
the wheat harvest from Northern Oklahoma all the way to the Canadian
border. He played high school basketball and ran the mile in track. He
loved bass fishing, baseball and baseball cards, antiques, music, Hoxie
High School sports, spending time in the sun, walking, weightlifting,
and being with his family and friends. Babies and children loved him,
and he was thrilled when he became a father, and later a Paw Paw.
Art was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Danny,
Victor, Bob, Pete, and Steve Scott, and his sister Dixie Schmehr. He is
survived by siblings Tyrone, Mary Ann, Bill, Diana, Carolynn, Mike,
Joan, Carl, and John, and by many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held 10:30 A.M., Monday, February 28th,
2022, at Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home, 1024 Sheridan Ave. in Hoxie, with
interment at the Hoxie Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, February 7,
2022, Noon to 7:00 P.M. with family receiving from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M
at the Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the
Sheridan Co. Amusement Company, Sheridan County EMS, or HAMA Food
Pantry. Please make memorials payable to the memorial of your choice.
Memorials may be sent to Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home, PO Box 987, Hoxie,
Kansas 67740. You may leave words of comfort at
www.mickeyleopoldfuneral.com