Richard L. “Dick” Scott Sr., 86, of Carrollton, Georgia, passed away on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020.
He was born March 15, 1933, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He is preceded in death by his mother, Helen Frances Scott; brother, Thomas “Tom” E. Scott; and sister, Nancy A. Young.
Dick graduated from Traip Academy in Kittery, Maine, Class of 1953. He lettered in all four sports — football, basketball, track and baseball — while in high school. He was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers, but his professional career was delayed for two years for military service in the Army.
While pitching in the Panama Armed Forces League, he struck out 19 in a single game, which was a league record. He played professional baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers and was then traded to the Chicago Cubs in 1963.
He also played winter ball in Nicaragua, Panama and South America. He also played for a season with the Atlanta Crackers, which brought him to Thomasville where he met his bride, Johnnie Mae Law. In 1992, Dick was inducted into the Maine Athletic Sports Hall of Fame.
He loved bowling and served as secretary for the men’s Winter Fireball League in Thomasville for 31 years and was inducted into the Thomasville Bowling Association Hall of Fame.
Dick retired from Davis Water and Waste Industries after 31 years of service.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Johnnie Mae Law Scott; daughters, Terry Turner (Joe) of Carrollton, Georgia, and Jessica Knowles (Kevin) of Temple, Georgia; sons, Richard L. “Ricky” Scott Jr. and John Scott of Cairo, Georgia; grandchildren, Mallory Wortman (Chase), Hannah Turner of Carrollton, Georgia, Justin Scott of Valdosta, Georgia, Kayla Scott of Thomasville, Georgia; great-grandchildren, Ginger Holland, Mason Holland, Abby Brown, Kenzi Knowles of Temple, Georgia, Ivy Scott, Valdosta, Georgia, Turner and Cole Wortman of Carrollton, Georgia.

The family will receive friends at City Station (Fish Bowl Room) on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, from 4-6 p.m.

Richard L. “Dick” Scott Sr., 86, of Carrollton, Georgia, passed away on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020.
He was born March 15, 1933, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He is preceded in death by his mother, Helen Frances Scott; brother, Thomas “Tom” E. Scott; and sister, Nancy A. Young.
Dick graduated from Traip Academy in Kittery, Maine, Class of 1953. He lettered in all four sports — football, basketball, track and baseball — while in high school. He was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers, but his professional career was delayed for two years for military service in the Army.
While pitching in the Panama Armed Forces League, he struck out 19 in a single game, which was a league record. He played professional baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers and was then traded to the Chicago Cubs in 1963.
He also played winter ball in Nicaragua, Panama and South America. He also played for a season with the Atlanta Crackers, which brought him to Thomasville where he met his bride, Johnnie Mae Law. In 1992, Dick was inducted into the Maine Athletic Sports Hall of Fame.
He loved bowling and served as secretary for the men’s Winter Fireball League in Thomasville for 31 years and was inducted into the Thomasville Bowling Association Hall of Fame.
Dick retired from Davis Water and Waste Industries after 31 years of service.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Johnnie Mae Law Scott; daughters, Terry Turner (Joe) of Carrollton, Georgia, and Jessica Knowles (Kevin) of Temple, Georgia; sons, Richard L. “Ricky” Scott Jr. and John Scott of Cairo, Georgia; grandchildren, Mallory Wortman (Chase), Hannah Turner of Carrollton, Georgia, Justin Scott of Valdosta, Georgia, Kayla Scott of Thomasville, Georgia; great-grandchildren, Ginger Holland, Mason Holland, Abby Brown, Kenzi Knowles of Temple, Georgia, Ivy Scott, Valdosta, Georgia, Turner and Cole Wortman of Carrollton, Georgia.

The family will receive friends at City Station (Fish Bowl Room) on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, from 4-6 p.m.