William Roger Scott, 86, of Brighton, died Aug. 5 in Brighton. He was born in Storm Lake, Iowa, Jan. 6, 1932, to Alex Scott and Zula (Hogge) Scott. He was a graduate from high school in Waterville, Kansas. He married Darlene Marlowe Nov. 29, 1954, in Smokey Hill, Kansas.
William worked for 40 years as a jet mechanic, spending most of his career with Continental Airlines. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict, stationed in the Philippines. He was a Brighton resident since 2004.
As a young man, William was involved with the Boy Scouts, was a member of the Brighton Masonic Lodge and Shriner’s Marching Pipe Band. He was a perfectionist at heart. He collected guns and enjoyed repairing and building them. He belonged to the Denver Muzzleloaders. William also manufactured beautiful collector knives, rebuilt old hit-and-miss engines and John Deere tractors.
His survivors include his wife, of Brighton; daughters Debra Davis, of Trinidad, Margaret (Jeffrey) Cook, of Brighton; son Jeffrey (Tracey) Scott of Coon Creek, Minnesota; a sister, Janet (Bruce) Rundquist of Houston, Texas; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Tabor-Rice Funeral Home handled the arrangements.