Barry Lee Scott

Barry Lee Scott 71, longtime resident of Okmulgee, died in Tulsa, OK on January 14, 2012. Barry was born on July 9, 1941 in Oklahoma City, OK to Zack Zelmer and Edith Bernice (Speaker) Scott. He graduated from Stigler High School in 1959 then attended Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton, OK, Then Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK, graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Business and Banking. While in college he did construction work in the summer on the Eufaula Lake dam near Eufaula, OK. After college he worked in Muskogee, OK and Enid, OK as a loan officer for C.I.T. Barry then came to Okmulgee where he was a Vice President and loan officer at the First National Bank and Trust in Okmulgee for over 38 years until his retirement. As a child Barry was dedicated in the First United Methodist Church in Stigler, OK and later in life was baptized into Christ at Triumph Worship Center in Glenpool. OK. He was very active in the Okmulgee County Cattleman’s Association, member of the District 20 Water Board, Men’s Golf Association at the Okmulgee Golf Club, Okmulgee Lions Club. He just celebrated 26th Birthday of sobriety on Jan 8, 2013. His hobbies were golf, cattle ranching and traveling with his RV around the U.S. His parents preceded him in death. Survivors include a son Bryan and wife Sandy Scott of Grove, OK, a daughter Shellie and husband Neil Smith of Enterprise, OK, grandchildren Brody Layne Scott of Grove, Meagan Elizabeth and husband Tyler McGuire of Stigler, Zachary Lee Bradley of Enterprise, Emmi Rae Scott of Grove and Todd Smith of Stigler. Funeral services will be Friday, January 18, 2013 at 10:00 am at the McClendon-Winters Chapel with Mike Kennedy officiating. Burial will follow in the Stigler Cemetery, Stigler, OK. The casket will remain closed. The family suggests memorials in Barry’s name to be made to either the Okmulgee Lion’s Club Scholarship Fund, or the Humane Society of Grove and Grand Lake Inc., P.O. Box 451205, Grove, OK 74345. Casketbears will be Brody Scott, Zachary Bradley, Clint Hale, Tyler McGuire, Bryan Scott and Neil Smith. Honorary will be members of the Okmulgee Lion’s Club, Golf Buddies, First National Bank Employees and the Okmulgee Co. Cattle Ranchers.

Barry Lee Scott

July 9, 1941 - January 14, 2013