Lance Cpl. Scott D. Harper, 21, of Winston, Ga., died Oct. 13 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. He is survived by his father, Brian and his wife Angela Harper; mother, Deborah Busbin Staples; brother, Mitchell Staples; sister, Amber Staples; step-brother, Joseph Hulsey; step-sister and her husband, Holly and Rusty Harpe; paternal grandmother, Diana Harper; maternal grandparents, J. R. 'Buzz' and Janet Busbin; maternal great-grandmother, Era Streetman; uncle, Patrick Harper and his wife Tina, their children, Michael, Kathryn and Kevin Harper; aunt and uncle, Lon and Lisa Bell, their children, Chanda and Kasey Bell; uncle and aunt, Michael and Michelle Busbin, their children, Rachel, Brandi and Jessica. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, George Harper, and his maternal great-grandfather, Ed Streetman.
Lance Cpl. Scott D. Harper, 21, of Winston, Ga., died Oct. 13 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. He is survived by his father, Brian and his wife Angela Harper; mother, Deborah Busbin Staples; brother, Mitchell Staples; sister, Amber Staples; step-brother, Joseph Hulsey; step-sister and her husband, Holly and Rusty Harpe; paternal grandmother, Diana Harper; maternal grandparents, J. R. 'Buzz' and Janet Busbin; maternal great-grandmother, Era Streetman; uncle, Patrick Harper and his wife Tina, their children, Michael, Kathryn and Kevin Harper; aunt and uncle, Lon and Lisa Bell, their children, Chanda and Kasey Bell; uncle and aunt, Michael and Michelle Busbin, their children, Rachel, Brandi and Jessica. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, George Harper, and his maternal great-grandfather, Ed Streetman.
