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Sunday, January 27, 1991 - 1:00 P.M. HOSANNAH BAPTIST CHURCH
Modoc, South Carolina
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Reverend Limuel Myers, Officiating

MEMOIRS OF A SPIRITUAL GIANT

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M. - Rev. Torn/me Scott

A servant of God well done. For over five decades, THE REV. TOMMIE SCOTT has served his Master in a mighty way - spreading and preaching the gospel through the empowerment of his faith in Jesus Christ. During this time, he ministered many through the pastorship of several churches. In the matchless name of God, he not only brought in many souls to the church but gave of himself unselfishly to the growth and progress of all of his churches. Under his leadership thousands were converted and baptized, hundreds ordained, including ministers and deacons, and many marriages were performed. As a chosen role model for Christ he was a spiritual leader and counselor for the young and old and always willing to help anyone.

During his many years of service he made many contributions and improvements in all of his churches. Two

churches were rebuilt and renovations were made to other churches under his leadership through fund raising

programs.

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Reverend Tommie Scott has closed the final chapter of life. The book is now completed. He confessed Christ

as his Lord and Master at the age of fourteen, and started his Christian journey. His desire was to climb up

through the ranks of religious works.

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In 1937 he was ordained as Deacon. In this office he served for four years, always striving to do his duty, and to give to the church a true report. Being ever mindful that the Heavenly Father has an invisible pen recording all of his deeds and actions. On the first Saturday in July in a conference meeting he preached his trial sermon and was licensed to the pulpit. Eleven months later he was ordained to go forth and proclaim the gospel.

During his long years of ministry, he was called to eight churches to serve as pastor. At the close of life, he was serving four churches: Hosannah Baptist Church, Modoc, S.C.; Spring Grove Baptist Church and Mealing Grove Baptist Churches, Edgefield County, S.C.; and Mims Grove Baptist Church, Aiken County, S.C.

On Sunday, January 13,1991, Rev. Scott delivered his final sermon. It was taken from the Book of Daniel, the third chapter and the sixteenth verse. His theme was stand up for the right and stand out against the wrong. He said, "It is better to serve God than man and that my God whom I serve is able to deliver mefrom thefirefurnace-Stand up for Jesus."

On January 16,1991, he delivered his final eulogy. In his message it was once again revealed that he was saying "farewell" to us. At the close of his message, he urged the Christians to hold on. To pen point what he was saying, he told the story of an eagle who grew up in the yard with the chickens. The eagle realized that the chickens were not his crowd, but he was fenced in with them. Every day the eagle would get alone and pick the dead feathers out of his body getting ready for a flight. One day he heard the voice of his crowd flying in the midair. He lifted his wings, flew over the fence and joined his crowd.

Rev. Scott then compared himself with the eagle bird and said, "There have been so many changes in the operation of

Gods church, until I am almost at a loss. More and more Ifeel that this is not my crowd. Every day I am shaking offmy weight,

getting ready for my flight. "

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On Sunday morning, January 20,1991 at 6:15 a.m. he caught his captains eye, and sailed out of this world and joined his crowd.

He has fought a good fight. He is satisfied and he is home with Christ, where troubles shall be no more.

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Reverend Tommie Scott, son of the late Reverend Samuel Scott and Mattie Abrams Scott, was born in Edgefield County, South Carolina on March 15, 1908. He departed this life on Sunday, January 20, 1991 at his home in North Augusta, South Carolina.

In 1922 he confessed Christ as his Lord and Master, became a member of Poplar Spring Baptist Church, where he maintained his membership for sixty-six years. In June of 1988, he united with die Hosannah Baptist Church where he had been serving as pastor for forty-six years.

On December 26, 1933, he married the late Miss Nancy Brooks. To this union eleven children were born. On December 7, 1978, he married Miss Georgia Collier.

He was a devoted husband, a loving father, an outstanding minister, a great leader and a lover of people.

During his many years of ministry, he was called to serve as pastor of eight churches. At the time of his passing he was serving as pastor of Hosannah Baptist Church, Modoc, South Carolina, Spring Grove and Mealing Grove Baptist Churches of Edgefield County and Mims Grove Baptist Church of Aiken County.

He has also served as Moderator of the Spring Grove Association for sixteen years and Moderator of the Spring Grove First Division Union for twenty-eight years and a member of Simmons Lodge 3-A of North Augusta, South Carolina.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his devoted wife, Georgia C. Scott; five sons, Dea. Thomas Scott,

Roosevelt, Nathaniel and Sylvester Scott of North Augusta, South Carolina and James L. Scott of

Augusta, Georgia; one foster son, Roosevelt Scott ofTrenton, South Carolina; six daughters, Fannie Mae

Hightower, Rosetta S. Thompson, Martha S. Thompson and Bertha S. Ellis, all of Washington, D.C.;

Mildred Scott, Forest Hill, New York and Annie S. Hammonds, Trenton, South Carolina; a sister, Mrs.

Sarah Hammonds of North Augusta, South Carolina; twenty-three grandchildren, twenty-two great

grandchildren, three daughters-in-law, four sons-in-law, nieces, nephews and a host of other relations

and screwing friends.

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"Servant of God Well done; Rest from thy loved employ; The battle fought, the Victory won,
Enter thy Masters joy."
Soldier of Christ, Well done; Praise be thy New employ; And, while eternal ages run,
Rest in thy Saviors joy.