Derryl Anthony "Pete" Scott Obituary (1941

Derryl Anthony “Pete” Scott, 83, passed from his earthly home on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Pete was born in Tippah County on March 12, 1941, to Leroy Percy Scott and Erin Allene Anderson Scott. Pete served twenty-two and half years in the United States Army National Guard retiring as a Major. During his time in the military, he commanded Baldwyn, Booneville and Amory Units. He received the Distinguished Gold Medal for Marksmanship in 1978 for the State of Mississippi. Pete was a Surveyor and Abstractor for TVA. He then retired as the Maintenance & Transportation Supervisor for the Booneville School System. He cherished his many years driving a school bus for Booneville where he liked to quiz his students and reward them for correct answers. Pete’s favorite hobby was announcing Booneville High School football games on Friday nights. He is survived by his loving wife Brenda Pike Scott, whom he married on October 29, 1965; daughters, Kelley Baldwin (Nathan Baldwin, MD) of Booneville, MS, and Sabrina Schuerger (Alex) of Hattiesburg, MS; sisters, Jeanie Thompson (Harold) of Olive Branch, MS, and Donna Deaton (Jimmy) of Booneville, MS; granddaughter, Alexandria Baldwin of Florence, AL; and sister-in-law, Linda Scott of Booneville, MS. Pete is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Gerald Scott; sister, Ripple Lee Bullard; and brother-in-law, Dick Bullard. Funeral services, with military honors, will be Friday, June 28, 2024, at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Booneville Funeral Home. Visitation will be held two hours prior to services, beginning at 11:00 AM. Mr. Peyton Houston will be officiating. Burial will be in the Booneville Cemetery. Booneville Funeral Home will be entrusted with arrangements. Pallbearers will be Jamie Holley, Johnny Bowen, Joe Faulkenberry, Blaine Thompson, Denson Scott, and James “Jim” Lamb. Thomas Faulkenberry will serve as honorary pallbearer.