Mrs. June Buckardt Scott

Scott, Mrs. John E., Jr. (June Elizabeth Buckardt) was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 19, 1918 to William Henry Buckardt and Carrie Evelyn Reid. She married John Engelhardt Scott, Jr. of Montgomery, Alabama on June 8, 1942. They lived together in Montgomery until his death on July 31, 2000. A unique individual of many talents and of boundless energy, she was a beloved mother, grand mother, and great grand mother and a consumate volunteer at her church, her childrens’ schools, the polls, or wherever she felt she could help make a difference. She was an enthusiastic member of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Montgomery for over seventy years. She assisted her husband in his photographic business, including helping to arrange conventions and events for the Professional Photographers Association of Montgomery, as well as, the Photographic Association of Mississippi/Alabama. She also assisted with research for many of the historical and biographical books for which John provided photographic work. She is survived by two daughters and sons-and-law Elizabeth Scott Jarvis and Keith Jarvis, and Ann Scott Douglass and Thomas Edwin Douglass, Jr.; three sons and daughters-and-law John Engelhardt Scott, III and Barbara Surran, William Campbell Scott and Mary Jo Madison Scott, and James Gesner Scott and Elizabeth Sahlie Scott; thirteen grandchildren Robert Frederick Kirkpatrick, III, Matthew Gesner Kirkpatrick, Keith Wyant Jarvis, Elizabeth Arlene Jarvis, Thomas Edwin Douglass, III, David Scott Douglass, Laurie Shannon Scott, Meagen Goldthwaite Scott, Sarah Baytop Scott, Kelsey Engelhardt Scott, Anna Joy Scott, Elizabeth Gesner Scott, and Clara Patterson Scott; and four great grand children Mattie Cate Douglass, Thomas Edwin Douglass, IV, Andrew Scott Douglass, and Mary Evelyn Douglass. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 25, 2016, at 2:00 PM at the Church of the Ascension, Montgomery, AL, with the the Rev. Mark E. Waldo, Jr. and the Rev. Andrew R. Thayer officiating. Burial will follow at Robinson Springs Cemetery. A 1:00 PM visitation in the church’s library will precede the funeral. Pallbearers will be Neal K. Brantley, Thomas E. Douglass, III, David S. Douglass, Matthew G. Kirkpatrick, Floyd Wesley Little, and John Simeon Campbell Scott. Honorary pallbearers will be Sam G. Dolman, Robert M. Fouts, Robert F. Kirkpatrick, III, and Don W. Vaughn. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Church of the Ascension or to your favorite charity.

Mrs. June Buckardt Scott

January 19, 1918 - November 21, 2016