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OBITUARIES
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Douglas Scott
Douglas Scott, born on the fourth of July, 1917,
in Boston, Mass., died peacefully on Monday, June 23, in his home in Yellow
Springs. He was 90 years old.
Doug grew up in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and graduated valedictorian of his
high school class in 1935. He enrolled directly at Antioch College, where
he met his future wife, Dorothy Loveland, and chose a different major
every year from chemistry to psychology, finally settling on statistics
when he graduated in 1940. Doug and Dorothy married shortly after he landed
his first job out of college at Fuller Smith & Ross advertising agency
in Cleveland. But they were soon relocated to Fort Knox, Ky., when Doug
was drafted in 1941. He spent the war there working in the classification
office.
Doug returned with his family to the advertising firm in Cleveland for
seven years after the war, but they were inclined toward the more homey,
progressive Yellow Springs. When a job opened up at Morris Bean &
Co. in 1952, he moved his family to the village, where they stayed until
he retired as sales manager for the company in 1967.
Tennis was Doug’s passion, and in 1957 he built a tennis court at
his home on Allen Street, where he and Dorothy had their “Golden
Years Tennis Club.” Every Saturday and Sunday, at 1 p.m., anyone
who showed and was up for the 10-game challenge could play while the sideliners
drank lemonade and Fred Swetland’s beer. And there were plenty of
balls provided by the Wilson company, who sold the cases wholesale on
account of Doug’s homemade stationary boasting the name of the tennis
club.
Taking a hiatus from the working world in his first retirement, Doug took
several long-deferred vacations. With friends from Yellow Springs, he
rafted down the Colorado River and sailed around the Carribean and Casco
Bay, Maine. Then he returned to the home life to work as a government
contract manager at Yellow Springs Instrument for another 10 years.
In his second retirement, he enjoyed visiting his children in Minnesota,
Oregon, Florida, Japan and spending winters in a museum house on the beach
in Kauai, Hawaii. But the travels ended when he refused to take his shoes
off at the security gate for the last time. So he delved into reading,
an all-consuming pastime already hardwired into the genetic code of the
Scott children. One of his favorites was the New Yorker book review, which
served as the basis for a vast number of the requests the Yellow Springs
Library received to purchase for its collection.
Doug is best known in recent years for the little electric car he and
Dorothy drove around town. Purchased in 2004 to fulfill his childhood
dream of owning an electric vehicle, the car drew many questions, comments
and smiles.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Dorothy L. Scott; four children,
Sherraid of Yellow Springs, Margie of Kenyon, Minn., David of Honolulu,
Hawaii, and Andy of McMinnville, Ore.; three grandchildren, Duncan Scott
of Portland, Ore., and Rose and Mandy Scott of Minneapolis; and two great-grandchildren,
Xavion Scott and Maziah Shaffer, both of Minneapolis.
At Doug’s request, no memorial service is planned. Any memorial
contributions can be made to the Yellow Springs Library Association.
Russel H. Miller
Russel H. Miller died on Saturday, June 28, in Mercy
Hospital, Springfield. He was 88.
He was born at home near Clifton on January 29, 1920, to Walter and Myrtle
(Star) Miller. He graduated from Cedarville High School in 1939 and began
his (to be) career with the U.S. Postal Service shortly thereafter, eventually
retiring after serving as postmaster in Yellow Springs from 1960 to 1973.
After that he had a part-time job at Deaton’s Hardware.
Russel was in the Army during World War II in the Asiatic-Pacific theater
and worked in Japan part of the time, handling mail. When he returned
home, Esther Weiss and he were married in September 1947. Russel became
a member of the First Presbyterian Church and was an elected elder. He
was head usher for several years and also participated in many church
activities. His faith was strong.
He liked people and liked to eat lunch with friends, and liked family
gatherings on holidays. He liked gardening and shared produce throughout
the summers. He enjoyed fishing and looked forward to annual trips to
Canada with buddies. He helped with Esther’s care after she became
a semi-invalid following a stroke. He could repair or mend many different
kinds of things.
Russel was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Gene. He is
survived by nieces, Jane Force and her family, Rex, Drew and Clark; and
Susan Bothwell and her family, Seth Bothwell and Jill Bothwell Faillia.
A memorial service will be announced later when family members from Arizona
and Oregon can be present. Memorial contributions in Russel’s name
can be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 314 Xenia Avenue, Yellow
Springs, OH 45387.
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