Dr. Alan Fulton Scott

Dr. Alan Fulton Scott died peacefully at Arbor Acres in Winston Salem, NC on August 10, 2017 at the age of 97. He was born in Goldsboro, NC on March 15, 1920. He was very proud of the fact that he graduated from high school at the age of fifteen. Dr. Scott entered Wake Forest College in Wake Forest, NC and graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. degree in June of 1939. He subsequently entered Wake Forest School of Medicine in September of 1939 later transferring to the University of Pennsylvania where he completed his last two years of medical school. His studies were accelerated due to the outbreak of World War II. Dr. Scott’s residency was at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. In January of 1943 Dr. Scott was inducted into the US Army as a First Lieutenant and sent to Camp Barkeley outside of Abilene, Texas. From there he was sent to Europe and entered the 292nd Field Artillery Observation Battalion. He became Captain in the United States Army Medical Corps where he served his country in England, France, and Germany until the end of the war in Europe. While in Texas, he married his first wife, Elizabeth Marion Reed of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. After the war they settled in Salisbury, NC where he began his medical practice as a family physician. They had four children: Alan Fulton Scott, Jr., Susan Reed Scott, Stuart Reed Scott, and Elizabeth Parker Scott. His wife Elizabeth, known as Betty to her family and friends, passed away on August 11, 1972. He met Oliver Gilbert Hoffner and they married in 1977. Oliver has two daughters, Mary and Margaret, whom he loved as his own. Dr. Scott continued his beloved medical practice until the age of 70 when he retired to the golf course. It wasn’t until he could no longer shoot his age that he gave up the game of golf and began to travel the world with Oliver. He was a former member of the First Presbyterian Church serving as a Deacon and Elder, later joining the Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church. Dr. Scott was a board member of both the American Red Cross and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. He was generous to his community, especially the church and Catawba College. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Reed Scott; his parents, Eva Parker and Addison Fulton Scott; his siblings, Mildred, Jack, Billy, and Nell. He is survived by his wife, Oliver Scott; his children and their spouses, Alan and Susan Scott, Susan and David Winkler, Stuart and Pat Scott, Elizabeth and Jerry Poole, Mary Henderson, and Margaret and Freeman Barber. Dr. Scott had numerous grandchildren: Kathryn Mohorn, Sarah Poret, Alan Scott, David Winkler, Jr., Melissa Winkler, Kelly Lakey, Blake Scott, Addison Scott, Olivia and Marlowe Henderson; and Freeman and Hunt Barber. Great grandchildren include: Reed, Scott, and Louise Mohorn; Nicholas Poret; Joseph and Ryan Scott; Claire and Reed Winkler; Addison and Parker Lakey; and Kate, Libby, and John Scott. A private service was held for the family at Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church in Salisbury, NC. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to be made to the church or to Catawba College. We would like to thank Charles Gaither for his many years of dedication and caring for our family. In addition we would like to thank the many caregivers at Arbor Acres who gave so much of themselves for his care: Nurses- Candace Collison, Amber Joyce, Sandy Johnson, Khrishonda Hickman, and Liz Shumate; Nurse Practitioner-Stephanie Goddard; Resident Coordinators-Joy Miller and Bianca Shaw; CNAs- Ali Robinson, Gwen Morris, Wanda Gary, Reshawn King, Desire Miller, and Adeline Kanampiu; Homemaker, Regana Linton, and Keyana Manning who was his “cookie buddy” and helped to keep him comfortable. When the caregivers at Arbor Acres inquired what kind of doctor he was, Dr. Scott’s response was always “A damn good one!” Summersett Funeral Home and Cremation Center is serving the Scott family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.

Dr. Alan Fulton Scott

March 15, 1920 - August 10, 2017