In Loving Memory of Grandma Scott

I try to journal every Sunday, well as you can see I haven't posted for about 2 weeks!!!! We have been extremely busy here lately. The past couple of weeks have been some pretty emotional ones, of both excitement and sadness...

At the end of March after waiting and searching again, we found a home located in Meridian that we really liked. This one was a regular sale, thank goodness! That other house was a mess. We put an offer on it and they accepted! We will be closing on it on May 14th. We are pretty excited.

Then sadly, I received a phone call from my parents on Easter Sunday, April 4th, that my Grandma Scott was not doing very well. I then received a phone call a few days later on the morning of April 7th from my Dad, telling me that she had past away around 7:30 that morning. She suffered from Alzheimer's Disease, and had been sick for the past couple of years. She didn't really know who any of us were anymore, so our family saw it as a blessing of relief for her. We will miss her and we love her very much.

Memories of Grandma: learning to crochet, playing Chutes and Ladders, drawing at grandma's kitchen table, listening to her toy Mother Goose tell us stories, playing with her wooden Noah's Ark, frying donuts for the boys early in the morning when they were over working at her house, one of the 2 hardest working people I have ever known (the other being my father), gardening in her flower beds, picking lots and lots of raspberries, walking through the fields and crossing canals with my brothers to visit her and grandpa, waking us extra early (like 4:30 am) when she watched us when mom and dad where out of town so that we could make it to school by 8am ;), watching "Saturday's Warrior" with grandma, watching her spend hours and hours quilting and crocheting, her beautiful graduation quilt she made me, and a rolling pin that she told me that I just couldn't live without (Because she told me that every wife needs a good rolling pin. I still have that rolling pin and it has helped make many rolls and pies! mmm...) her homemade bread, rolls, noodles, canned everything and anything!!! And can't forget my dad's favorite... raisin filled cookies! Oh... so many wonderful memories! Love you Grandma!

The following is the obituary that appeared in the April 8th Blackfoot newspaper:

Frances Ruth Scott, 88

Thursday, 08 April 2010

Frances Ruth Scott, 88, of Riverside returned to her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at her daughter's home.

She was born January 5, 1922 in Thomas, the first daughter of Francis and Genevieve Hawkes.

Ruth grew up in the Pingree area and attended her first few years of school there. She later graduated from Moreland High School. She also attended a couple of years of her high schooling in Idaho Falls. Ruth met her husband, Lamond, in 1938, shortly after he moved to Pingree with his family. Ruth and Lamond dated for about a year and were married on April 19, 1940, in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. Ruth and Lamond started their lives together farming in the Pingree area. They purchased a farm in the Riverside area in the late 40's. In 1965, they bought a small country store, "Scotties Market", in Riverside and ran it for about 30 years.

Ruth worked as a cook at the Wagon Wheel Cafe and The Thomas Merc, assisting with the finances to raise her growing family of eight children. She raised a large vegetable, strawberry and raspberry garden in addition. Her gardening skills taught her children how to work. It was difficult for the kids to keep up with her as they worked alongside of her with the harvesting and canning.

Ruth was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving faithfully as a Primary president, Relief Society president, Primary and Sunday School teacher and visiting teacher. She served a Family History Mission for the church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Survivors include four sons, Donald (Carolyn) Scott of Riverside, Rusty (Peggy) Scott of Caldwell, Alec (Joslyn) Scott of Riverside and Barry (Raela) Scott of Riverside; son-in-law, Charles Hieb of Pocatello; daughters, Patricia Pugmire of Riverside, Jeri (Dennis) McBride of Pingree and Sharla Mickelsen of Riverside; brothers and sisters, Virginia Charlesworth, Afton Shawver, Orva Nelson, Vernial (Doris) Hawkes, Jay (Joyce) Hawkes, Brent Hawkes; brother-in-law, Rayo (Doris) Scott; sister-in-law, Phillis Scott; 37 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

Ruth was preceded in death by husband, Lamond; daughter, Sandra Hieb; son-in-law, David Pugmire; brothers, Mertin and Rowland Hawkes.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 12, 2010, at the Riverside 2nd Ward LDS Church, with Bishop Williams conducting. Family will meet with friends and relatives from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Hawker Funeral Home, 132 South Shilling Avenue in Blackfoot, and for one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will follow at the Riverside-Thomas Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at condolences@hawkerfuneralhome.com

Here's a picture of Grandma with Paige shortly after she was born last summer. She loved holding her even though she didn't know that Paige was her Great-grandchild. I can still remember the day and moment this picture was taken, such a cute picture. I wasn't able to make it to see her before she passed away, Scott had to work and by the time he had a day off she was already gone. So when we went to visit with the family this past week my Dad asked me if I would like to go in to the funeral home to see her before the viewing, he needed to make some last changes to the program that would be printed for the funeral. When we got there one of the workers took me up into a room so that I could have a moment with her. What a wonderful opportunity this was for me! I had felt so bad that I wasn't able to make it to say goodbye and having that moment to be there, I was able to have closure. I got her all to myself for a brief time. What a testimony building experience. Standing in that room looking at my beautiful grandmother, what a beautiful and strong spirit filled that room. I knew that I would see her again and I knew that she loved me. What a sweet moment! And oh, how thankful I am for the Plan of Salvation, for the blessing of eternal families and to know that I will continue to live on after this life. I just thank God everyday for the wonderful blessing of my own amazing family and what a privilege I have to be in their presence every single day!

The weekend before my Grandmother's funeral my niece, Makenna, was in "Oliver" at the Mystique Theater in Pocatello. We had already planned on going down to watch the play and had tickets to see the show. So we stayed in town for about a week so that we could go to the funeral. Here's some of the cousins: Mason, Skyler, and Caitlyn, Scott, Paige and Grandpa waiting to go in to watch the play.

Our seats at the show. Unfortunately, Paige didn't do so good, so Scott spent most of the show out in the car trying to get her to go to sleep. And in the process of waiting, he also fell asleep :)

Makenna did such a good job! She was one of the orphans. Doesn't she look soooo cute!?!?!

My brother, Kyle, flew up from Texas for my Grandma's funeral. It was so great to see him!

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Here's a few Easter pictures...

Paige got a book about Jesus and a Children's Primary Songs CD from the Easter Bunny. Sad, NO candy! Maybe next year Paige, when you can have candy!

Paige reading her book about Jesus. It's actually a really neat book. It came from Deseret Book. It talks about the pre-earth life, the creation, Christ's life, and his Resurrection and Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ visiting Joseph Smith.

I made this really fun bread for Easter Dinner. (In our case Lunch, cause Scott had to go to work at 2pm.) I think it turned out really neat. And I think that I will make it every year. I think next year I will do lamb too... it's fun to start our own little family traditions :)