Mr. Scott, age 80, of Middleton, departed this life on Saturday afternoon, March 27, 2021 at his home. Born in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Edward Brown Scott and Inez Winton Scott and had lived in Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky and Illinois. He married Barbara June Ferrill on August 3, 1963 and had worked most of his life as a pastor, in addition to being described as a "jack-of-all-trades". Mr. Scott was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Barbara June Scott of Middleton; five sons, Stephen Glen (Stacy) Scott of Bellflower, CA, Shannon Andrew (Cecilia) Scott of Corona, CA, Shawn Matthew (Cindy) Scott of Middleton, Shane William (Amie) Scott of Estill Springs, TN and Staniel Frank (Michelle) Scott of Alva, FL; five sisters and brothers, Charles Scott, Patricia Scott Mayo, Mary Sue Scott Elledge, James Earl Scott and Sherrie Scott Johnson; 19 grandchildren, Sarah, Hannah, Shelby, Leah, Sabrina, Seth, Samuel, Sebastian, Will, Andrew, Simon, Caleb, Celeste, Christina, Marisa, Tristan, Aiden, Laura Beth and Nealee; and one great-grandchild, Elijah Clifton. In addition to his parents, Mr. Scott was preceded in death by his grandparents, Sam and Liza Scott; and a brother, John Wayne Scott. Chapel service will be held on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Bolivar, 109 Mecklinburg Drive, Bolivar, TN 38008 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Shackelford. Graveside service and interment will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Wesley Chapel Cemetery, 1299 Wesley Chapel Road, Morrison, TN 37357. There will be no visitation at High's. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to The Bible and Literature Missionary Foundation, 2101 US-231, Shelbyville, TN 37160. [http://www.biblelit.com] Shackelford Funeral Directors of Bolivar is in charge of arrangements.