Shirley Ann Scott

Shirley Ann Scott was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, on the 26th day of September 1939, to Robert and Mary (Hackman) Vivion. At the age of 87, she went to her final resting place on the 17th of October 2026 at her daughter's house, with her remaining children by her side.

 

Shirley was a devout Catholic participating as a Eucharistic minister for the local parish.  She was also a classmate of the first graduating class of Helisis Crusaders Catholic School in Jefferson City, class of 1957.

 

She married Donald Clement Scott on November 29, 1958, at St. Peter's Cathedral in Jefferson City, Missouri.

 

Shirley served the Mountain View community as a bowling proprietor alongside her husband, Don Scott, from 1979 to 2001, and for several more years with her daughter, Debbie Moore, before retiring. She was also a member of the Mountain View book club and Mountain View gardening club. Shirley loved to read, play cards, go to the casino, take trips, and spend time with family and friends.

 

She is survived by her four children, Diane Suthoff of Springfield, MO, Debbie Moore of Mountain View, MO, David Scott of Springfield, MO, and Dewayne Scott of Mountain View, MO; two siblings, Ronnie Vivion and Helen Mueller; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

 

Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Mary Vivion; her husband, Donald Scott; three children, Darrell Scott, Doug Scott, and Denise Countryman; and four siblings, Robert “Cliff” Vivion, Richard “Dick” Vivion, Mary Schaffer, and Irma Veslues.

 

Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Mountain View, Missouri, with Father Nicholas Newton officiating, under the direction of Yarber Mortuary, Mountain View. Visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2026, at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed at www.yarbermortuary.com.