Margaret Scott (1942-2025)

Margaret Marie Davis (Scott) was born on February 28, 1942 in North Hollywood, California. She graduated from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, California. In 1961, she met and married Henry Lee Scott and they had their first daughter, Carrie Lee.

In 1962, together, they packed up and drove their young family north on the Alaska Highway and became pioneers in a remote area of the Last Frontier. In 1963, their second daughter, Julie Ann was born. Together they built a homestead and lived from the land. Many adventures followed including hunting, fishing, fur trapping, and travels throughout the state of Alaska.

In 2009, after 48 years of marriage, she lost the love of her life. Margaret then settled in New York State near her oldest daughter and enjoyed many local events as well as travelling around the world with her favorite niece, Cheryl.

In 2015, she moved back to the desert life she enjoyed and settled in Silver City New Mexico. Here she busied herself with volunteer work until her health prevented it. Lastly, in 2025 she moved to Las Cruces to an independent living facility where she loved the activities provided, puzzles and fellowship with other residents. She passed away on October 8, 2025.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Henry Lee Scott; mother Bessie Mellgren; step-sister Rhonda Eagle; father Frank Davis; brother-in-law Bob Baker; nephew Chuck Baker; and brother-in-law Terry Grady.

She is survived by her daughter Carrie (John) Boyd; daughter Julie (Thumper) Williamson; grandson Corbie (Melissa) Sullivan; great-grandchildren Haylee and Landon Sullivan; sister Elizabeth Baker; sister Fran Grady; niece Cheryl Custodero; and nephew John (Martha) Grady.