Doris June (Huston) Scott

Doris June (Huston) Scott, 81, of Pablo, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Feb. 23, at St. Luke Hospital in Ronan. Born June 18, 1932 to Stephen Albert Huston and Dora Belle Fox in Everett, Wash., she moved to Montana at a very young age and grew up in the Bigfork and Creston area. Doris married Clayton Allan Scott on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1950 in Kalispell. They later moved to Pablo, where Clayton worked for the state of Montana as a horticultural inspector. Doris worked at the Hanson and Granley Hardware store in Ronan for many years.

Doris is joined in heaven her beloved husband, Clayton, her father, Stephen, her mother, Dora, brothers Robert ‘Bud’ Huston, Lester LeRoy Huston, Norman Lee Huston, sisters Vera Sampson, Ella Mae Heuscher, and her oldest son, Frank Edwin Scott.

She is survived by one sister, Beverly Loehr of Payson, Ariz., a brother, Marion (Janet) Huston of Richland, Mont., a sister-in-law Helen Meston of Tees, Alberta, Canada, two sons, Gerald Jay (Christine) Scott of Kalispell, son Clay Allan Scott of Pablo, one daughter, Nancy Jane (Henry) Pieper of Polson. Seven granddaughters: Sylvia Rai (Chuck) Webb of Ronan, Amy Lynette (Drew) Miller of Evansville, Ind., Julie Ann (Canyon) Smith, Traci Diane (Matt) Bean, Joni Marie (Ryan) Mitchell, all of Kalispell; Brenda Lee (Jamie) Shepard, Sarah Lynn (Nathan) Lamphere of Polson. Three grandsons: Tucker Johns Scott of Kalispell, Scott Emil (Brooke) Pieper of Hatch, Utah, Adam John (Michelle) Pieper of Great Falls, 24 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

She was respected and loved as a friend, employee, sister, wife, aunt, mother and grandmother. She will be greatly missed. A memorial service will be held in Doris’ honor on Saturday, March 8 at 10:30 a.m. at the LDS Church in Polson. A reception will follow at the church.