In Memoriam: Ron Scott
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Ronald Elwyn Scott, 84, of Roanoke (formerly of Fincastle) passed away Sunday, September 10, 2023 at his home surrounded by family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edison Scott and Ercell Brogan Bake; and siblings, Harless H. Scott, Hettie Hammed, Arnold Scott, Helen Jean Anderson, and John A. Scott
Ron was a graduate of William Byrd High School and Mississippi Delta Junior College in Morehead, Mississippi. He attended college on a basketball scholarship and also ran track. After graduation he went on to Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi where he was initiated into the M Club for Athletics in Mississippi. After graduation from Delta State he moved on to St. Louis County for a successful two year coaching career where he took a small school basketball team to the state finals both years.
Being a mountain man, he always wanted to return to Roanoke. In 1966 he returned to his beloved mountains and coached for one year and then went into sales of heavy equipment with L. B. Smith in Salem.
In 1976 Ron's dream of moving to the country came true when he, his brother, and two friends were able to buy acreage in Fincastle (Botetourt County). He always said "We are back to the basics" because the move took place in the centennial year the 200th anniversary of the USA." He and his family made their home there for 47 years before moving back to Roanoke in 2023.
After several successful years with equipment manufactures, in 1984 he and Charles Gallaher formed Scott-Gallaher, Inc from which he retired in 2011. From 1989 to 2000 Ron served on the Advisory Board of the Bank of Botetourt.