Minnie Aughwilda Scott^[1]

1909 - 2006  (97 years)

• Name	Minnie Aughwilda Scott
  Nickname	Wilda
  Born	10 Apr 1909	Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	19 May 2006  [2]
  Buried	Woodlawn Memorial Park
  Person ID	I99268	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	George Arthur Scott,   b. 18 Jan 1854, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Jan 1913  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Ida M. Coffin,   b. Nov 1872, Virginia ,   d. Abt 13 Jan 1913  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Married	Abt 1894
  Family ID	F36027	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Earl Francisco,   d. Bef 19 May 2006
  Children	1. Harry E. Francisco,   d. Bef 19 May 2006   2. George E. Francisco   3. Cecile Francisco   4. Joy Francisco
  Family ID	F36030	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Farley Mann,   d. Bef 19 May 2006
  Family ID	F36032	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Herman Witt,   d. Bef 19 May 2006
  Family ID	F36031	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Apr 1909 - Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 226. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 23 May 2006. Wilda Scott Witt, 97, Bluefield, VA, formerly of Bluefield, WV, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 19, 2006 after a short illness. She was born April 10, 1909 in Parrottsville, a daughter of George Arthur Scott and his second wife, Ida Venera Coffin. Following the deaths of both parents thirteen days apart in January, 1913, she and her younger brother were placed in Holston Home in Greeneville, now Holston Home for Children. In 1995, at the Home's centennial celebration, she spoke eloquently of her years there from 1913 to 1923. During her nearly century of living, she devoted much time and effort to several worthy causes and organizations. She was the co-founder of the first school lunch program at Brushfork School, assisted local doctors when they delivered babies, analyzed coal in a local laboratory, worked in local elections, served as Sunday School Superintendent, and was a contributing reporter for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, were the following siblings: Clarence, Lawrence, Marcus, and George Scott; Zollie Scott Sisk, Ora Florence Scott Jones, Elzey Odella Scott, Ella Kate Scott Kilgore, and Ada Gertrude Scott. She was also preceded in death by her husbands: Earl Francisco, Farley Mann, and Herndon Witt; one son, Harry E. Francisco; and one grandson, John Richardson. She is survived by three children: George E. Francisco, Sr., Virginia Beach, VA: Cecile Francisco Barrett, Bluefield, VA: and Joy Francisco Buck, Tracy's Landing, MD; nine grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Local survivors include Duay and Amber O'Neil, and the families of Larry Sane and Lisa Sane Giles. Funeral services were held Monday, May 21, at Craven-Shires Funeral Home in Bluefield, WV, with interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Holston United Methodist Church for Children, PO Box 188, Greeneville, TN 37744-9982.