Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:00 am
June 21, 1911 - June 20, 2008
Goldie Surmon Scott, 96, of Lebanon, died June 20, 2008, at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital.
Viewing was held June 24 at Huston-Jost Funeral Home. A funeral service will start at 10 a.m. today, June 25, at the Lebanon First Assembly of God Church. Private burial will be at the Lebanon I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
She was born June 21, 1911, to George and Caroline Surmon in Wessington, S.D.
In 1939, she married LuVerne Scott in Reno, Nev. Their first home was in Cornucopia in the Wallowa Mountains. In 1946, they settled in Lebanon.
Prior to her marriage, she taught for 10 years in South Dakota schools. When she moved to Lebanon with her husband and their two young children, she opened a daycare center, which she operated until her husband's death.
When Mr. Scott died in 1950, Mrs. Scott returned to teaching. Starting with three years in the two-room Tennessee School north of Lebanon, she taught in the area for 26 years, finishing at Lebanon Middle School. Following her retirement from public school teaching in 1976, she volunteered for 10 years at East Linn Christian Academy as yearbook advisor and photography teacher. When she resigned as yearbook advisor at age 75, she tutored students ranging from Vietnamese refugees to members of church youth groups.
She was one of the founding organizers of Christian Business and Professional Women of Lebanon. She served on the Board of Directors of Linn-Co Federal Credit Union almost 50 years. The Goldie Scott Educational Building in Lebanon was dedicated in October 2007 and named in her honor.
Mrs. Scott was an active member of the Santiam Garden Club and the Lebanon Community Hospital Auxiliary.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Carolyn and Dean Kortge of Eugene; son and daughter-in-law Lyle and Linda Scott of Salem; sister Mae Christensen of Lebanon; grandchildren Leslie Scott of Boston, Mass. and Darcy Scott of Madras; and several nieces and nephews.
Her brothers Lawrence Surmon, Lester Surmon, and E. Lee Surmon died before she did.
Online condolences for the family may be left at www.hustonjost.com.
Contributions may be made to the East Linn Christian Academy or to the Christian charity of the donor's choice in care of Huston-Jost Funeral Home, 86 W. Grant St., Lebanon, OR 97355.