Harry Dudley Scott, 94, of McCoy, Va., died, Friday, March 13, 2020, at LewisGale Hospital-Montgomery. He was born in Binkton, Va., at the coal camp (now Pulaski) on April 30, 1925, to the late Harry Hamilton and Susan Nena Sifford Scott. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Christine Scadron, Goldia Reisert, Lethia Duncan, and a brother, Bobby B. Scott.
He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Faye Mullins Scott; their five children, Alex (Donna) of McCoy, Va., Sherry Warren (Bill) of McDonough, Ga., Susan Hogan (Tim) of Springfield, Va., Ellen Cumby (Guy) of Richmond, Va., and Tim (Ellen) of Blacksburg; ten grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, a sister and brother-in-law, Cleo and Kenneth Beachum; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the many friends and family that have supported Dudley over the last several years, especially Carol and Bobby Roop and Bernard and Debbie Duncan.
Dudley had worked in the coal mines and at the Radford Arsenal. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines who loved to fish and trap and work in his garden. He was a founding member of Community Christian Church in McCoy, where he served as a deacon. He loved being with his family, sitting on the front porch watching the birds, and playing the Dobro guitar.
Dudley had a passion for collecting and presenting coal mining relics and stories. He was the featured coal miner in the book, “Keepers of the Tradition” by Michael Abraham and Leslie Roberts Gregg. He was the Grand Marshal of the 2018 Blacksburg Fourth of July parade.
Dudley wanted to keep the coal mining tradition alive, and it would make him happy for people to continue to come out and support the annual Coal Miner’s Day in McCoy, (this year May 16). For that reason, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Coal Mining Heritage Association of Montgomery County, Va., P.O. Box 511, McCoy, Va. 24111.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at 11 a.m. in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Chris Brandow officiating. Interment followed in the McCoy Family Cemetery. The family received friends from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday morning prior to the service at McCoy Funeral Home 150 Country Club Dr. SW, Blacksburg.
