Margie Lou Scott

March 25, 1928 - September 5, 2020

Beloved wife, devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed from this earth to her place in heaven September 5, 2020 at Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Francis, Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center, Wichita, Kansas after a brief illness. Margie Lou Blattner was born in her three room childhood home on the family farm in Fowler, Kansas on March 25, 1928, the eldest of four children born to Melva (Feldman) Blattner and Louis Blattner. She was preceded in death by her younger sister, Maxine, father, Louis, and mother Melva, beloved husband Virgil Scott and youngest child daughter Linda Stavlo. Margie is survived by her two brothers, Arlen Blattner (Jul) Fowler, Kansas and Harvery Blattner (Marge) Grove, Oklahoma, three children, Arnold Dean Bird (Brenda) Augusta, Kansas, Kathy Harvey (Mike) Louisburg, Kansas and Karen Baesller (Gale) Raton, New Mexico, six grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, six great grandchildren and six step-great grandchildren, seven nieces and nephews, and numerous great nieces and nephews. Margie Lou graduated Fowler High School, Fowler, Kansas in 1946. She then attended beauty school in Wichita, Kansas and became a licensed beautician. Margie Lou married Lee H. Bird in 1947 and to that union was born Arnold Dean Bird. The couple later divorced. She married Virgil D. Scott in 1952 and three daughters, Kathy, Karen and Linda were born to that union. Margie Lou, Virgil and their four children made a home in rural Emporia, Kansas whereupon a partnership farming/ranching operation began with Virgil's father. She loved her farm life. She was dedicated to her husband, raising her children and caring for their home. A typical farm day would find her driving a tractor, feeding cattle, milking cows, driving a wheat truck or delivering a delicious homemade meal to her husband, family and farm hands working in the fields. She was often seen at her sewing machine with a little daughter on her lap teaching her to sew. Margie Lou was never seen without a child by her side. The children raised and the farm sold Margi Lou and Virgil moved from rural Emporia to Pratt, Kansas to be closer to family. Margie Lou was devoted to and active in her church families at the rural Friends Church in Emporia, Kansas and the First United Methodist Church in Pratt, Kansas. She was a Sunday school teacher, vacation bible school teacher, song leader, funeral dinner/kitchen coordinator and member of the Methodist Women's Guild. She especially enjoyed and supported her children and grandchildren's school activities and volunteered with many community services. She served as GRANGE secretary/treasurer, volunteered as an election official for county, state and national elections. She was a 4-H leader in sewing and cooking and was a kitchen volunteer at Pratt Senior Center as well as a board member. She loved a good game of cards or dominoes and delighted in playing board games with her family at home or with friends at the Pratt Senior Center. She volunteered at the Pratt Regional Medical Center in patient services and the gift shop. Margie Lou was an avid quilter and gifted to each of her children beautiful hand made quilts. She was an extraordinary seamstress. She sewed all of the clothing for her three growing daughters, made numerous bridesmaid gowns, men's suits, could even reupholster furniture and crochet and knit. Margie Lou's other love, aside from sewing, was cooking. She worked as a food service manager for the Emporia and Pratt Skyline school districts for approximately 35 years. The school districts, Pratt Senior Center, Friends and Methodist Churches, family and friends benefited from Margie Lou's kitchen talents. Oh! To be the recipient of her homemade pies, jellies, chicken and noodles with homemade egg noodles, angel food cake, fried chicken or sausage gravy with homemade biscuits was a real culinary delight. Margie Lou loved to travel with her husband, family and friends. The top of her bucket list was to travel to all 50 states which she did accomplish. She and Virgil took many bus tours to Branson, Missouri (her favorite place to experience live music shows). She toured several countries in Europe and took cruises to Hawaii, Alaska and through the Panama Canal. Margie Lou never retired from her life long passion of caring for her family and friends, no matter the need. There was always room for one more at her table. Now she is being welcomed at God's table. Masks are recommended. Visitation will be Sunday, September 13, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. with family receiving friends 3-5 at Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country Club Road, Pratt. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 14, 2020 at First United Methodist Church, Pratt. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt. Memorials may be made to Pratt County 4-H Foundation or First United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund in care of Larrison Mortuary.