Henry Scott, age 53 a resident of Madison, Fl.; passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Madison County Memorial Hospital in Madison, Fl. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, located at 142 North Grand Street in Greenville, Fl. Burial will be held at Oakridge II Cemetery in Madison, Fl. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 18 at Cooks & Cooper Funeral Home located at 162 SW Third Ave. in Madison, Fl.
He was one of five siblings, born on Feb. 24, 1963 in Monticello, Fl., to Maggie Lean and Hardy Scott.
He was converted at an early age and joined St. Paul AME Church in Greenville, Fl. He attended and graduated from the Madison County Public School System. He worked at Florida Plywood Lumber Mill for several years.
Henry was joined in holy matrimony to Melinda Williams Scott on Nov. 19, 1999 and moved to Madison, Fl. Nov. 19, 2016, is the 17th anniversary of Henry and Melinda Scott’s marriage.
He leaves to cherish his memories: a devoted wife, Melinda Scott; daughters: Latonya Scott, Latisha Williams, and Demetria Williams all of Madison, Fl. and Keosha Scott of Valdosta, Ga.; son, Lorenzo Hickman, Jr. of Madison, Fl.; eight grandchildren; brothers: Jimmy Scott and Leroy Scott both of Greenville, Fl., Hardy Scott, Jr. of Kokomo, In., and Frank (Michelle) Scott of Bonaire, Ga.; aunts, Merlean (Alexander) Hodge and Louiza Jennings both of Greenville, Fl.; mother-in-law, Kathryn Morgan-Ratliff of Madison, Fl.; brother-in-law, Cedric Ratliff of Madison, Fl.; sister-in-laws: Sheila (Willie) Williams of Bradenton, Fl., Sylvia (Roosevelt) Adams and Natashia Thompkins both of Madison, Fl.; uncle-in-law, Wesley (Earnestine) Morgan of Madison, Fl.; aunt-in-law, Maggie (Leory) James of Madison. Fl.; great aunt-in-law, Juanita Wilson of Madison, Fl.; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends that will miss him dearly.
Funeral services are entrusted to Cooks & Cooper Funeral Home, located at 162 SW Third Ave in Madison. The funeral home can be reached at (850) 973-6666.