Memorial service for Johnie Walter Scott, 78, of Indiahoma, Oklahoma will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Bethel United Methodist Church, 1401 SE Bethel Road (on Hwy 7).
Mr. Scott passed away on Monday, November 28th, 2022 at his home in Indiahoma.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home.
Johnie was born on September 4, 1944 in Marlow, Oklahoma to James Davis and Ella Mae (Klingman) Scott. He grew up in Lawton were he attended school, graduating from Lawton High School in 1963. He then joined the United States Coast Guard and served his country for six years. While in the military, Mr. Scott served in the funeral detail for President John F. Kennedy. He met the love of his life, Barbara Strelow at the Great Lakes and they were married on June 18, 1966. They lived in Oregon and in 1967, they moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where Johnie worked as a steam fitter for Briggs and Stration Factory, retiring in 1994. In 2002, they moved to Indiahoma, Oklahoma where they remained. Mrs. Scott passed away on July 7, 2018. Johnie loved his fur babies and horses. Johnie also enjoyed playing darts and showing horses.
He is survived by his three daughters, Ella Scott and her partner, Julie Hesprich, of the home, Judy Redel and husband, Daniel, of West Allis, WI; and De Anna Scott, of the home; three grandchildren, Christa Redel, John Redel, and Allison Redel; and a host of loving friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his beloved wife, Barbara; and his mother in law and father in law, Lawrence and Marie Strelow.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation at 13770 Noel Road, Suite 801889, Dallas, TX 75380, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at 200 Vesey Street, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10281or to the Morgan Safenet Foundation at 770 Bryson Lane, Midlothian, TX 76065.
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