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Service:
Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at Calvary United
Methodist Church, 1700 N Towanda Ave, Normal, IL,
beginning at 10:00 am. A tribute to George will
follow at 11:00 am.
Funeral home:
Carmody Flynn Funeral Home
Obituary
George William Scott, 91, of
Bloomington passed away peacefully on August 21,
2025, at his home. George was born February 2, 1934,
to James B. and Marjorie (Noggle) Scott.
George felt like his birthday was a national holiday
since it was Groundhog Day and they dressed up in
tuxedos in Pennsylvania for the occasion. He was
also proud of the fact that he was born in a tenant
house on the G. J. Mecherle (founder of State Farm
Insurance) farm.
George proudly served his country in the Army for
two years. He was part of the NATO occupied forces
in Germany using his skills as fire direction
control for the 105 Howitzer.
He was a real estate appraiser for Champion Federal
Savings and Loan retiring in 1996 after 35 years of
employment. George coached girls little league
softball in Downs for his daughter's team for
several years and was on the Bloomington Township
Water District board for the rural area, serving two
years as Vice Chairman. He also was tax assessor for
Old Town Township. After retiring from Champion
Federal he worked for several years as a courier
driver for CIB and read meters for Corn Belt
Electric.
George was the beloved husband of Jill (Gibson)
Scott. They married September 14, 1985 and would
have celebrated 40 years of marriage in a few weeks.
He was proud of his children and was the loving
father of Steele (Kate) Scott and Todd (Angela
Reynolds) Scott of Bloomington and Julie
(Scott-husband) Hugill of Edmonds, WA. He loved his
grandchildren Darcie and Dan Scott, Jessica (Bhavin)
Scott Patel, Kyle (Danielle) Scott and Liam and
Logan Hugill. He was a great grandfather to 5.
George was very fond of his brother-in-law, Jerry
Gibson and his wife Marian.
George was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert
and Paul and a sister, Cleo Sparrow. He is also
survived by his brother Thomas Benton (Benny) Scott.
George and Jill enjoyed traveling and
his favorite kind of travel was cruising.
He almost always had a smile and
loved telling a joke (even though we had heard most
of them multiple times)!
George....We know you are still
telling jokes to your friends so we say to you,
"Behave yourself up there. You know what to do if
you can't.....CALL ME!!!!" |
Friends may greet the family Tuesday,
August 26, 2025, at Calvary United Methodist Church,
1700 N Towanda Ave, Normal, IL, beginning at 10:00
am. A tribute to George will follow at 11:00 am. If
anyone has any "George stories" please share them
during the tribute. There will be a private burial
service in the afternoon at Pleasant Grove Cemetery,
Downs, IL.
The family would like to sincerely thank Carle
Hospice- Heather, Anna and Kevin, for the loving
care and guidance they gave George and Jill these
past few months. They would also like to thank
Synergy Home Care for their advice and assistance
and the wonderful caregivers that were sent their
way.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Carmody Flynn
Funeral Home. To express condolences online, please
visit
carmodyflynn.com. |
