Bathia Scott
1922-2018
Bathia Campbell (Anderson)
Scott
It is with sadness at our loss but with appreciation
for a life well lived that we announce the passing of our mother,
grandmother, and great-grandmother Bathia (Thea) Scott after a brief
illness at the Chaleur Regional Hospital, Bathurst on January 16, 2018
at the age of 95.
Thea was the only child of Ernest and Jeannie Ann
(Still) Anderson, born December 20, 1922 in Greenock, Scotland. She
graduated from Aberdeen Teachers’ College and spent her war
service near her home on the Clyde River teaching children who were
displaced by the bombings in London. It was there she met and married,
on April 4, 1944, Clinton Scott, a soldier in the North Shore NB
Regiment. Thea arrived in Canada aboard the Ile-de-France at Pier 21
Halifax April 4, 1946 and experienced her first taste of a Canadian
winter shortly thereafter in Janeville, NB where she and Clint lived
before moving to Bathurst. Her teaching career was put on hold as she
devoted her life to her family, son Ernest and daughter Norma. The
sudden passing of Clint in 1962 brought Thea back to teaching; first
at Superior School, then for many years at JG Chalmers, and finally
Parkwood Heights Elementary where she retired from in 1984. She also
spent three years in the late 1960s as the Supervisor of Elementary
Teachers for the former School District 4. Thea was a long-time member
of St. Lukes Presbyterian Church and its Atlantic Mission Society
where she held various positions, as well as the Bathurst Branch of
the NB Society of Retired Teachers.
Thea is survived by her daughter Norma and son-in-law
Paul Aucoin, Bathurst, her daughter-in-law Marg Scott, Bathurst,
grandchildren Clinton (Kate) Scott, Fredericton, Jennifer (Gary)
Waite, Solihull England, Doug Aucoin, Saint John, and Shanna Aucoin
(Jason Scott), Halifax, and great-grandchildren Raili and Gabriel
Scott, Samuel and Maisie Jean Waite, and Ronan Scott. She is also
survived by many nieces and nephews in the Scott family, and cousins
in the Still and Anderson families.
Thea was predeceased by her parents Ernest &
Jeannie Ann (who immigrated to Canada in 1947 to be with their
daughter and her family), her husband Clinton, her son Ernest (2014),
and an infant grandson Jeffery Scott
(1974).
The family would like to thank the caregivers at
Southern Comfort Villa where Thea lived for the past two years for
their kindness and care.
As per Thea’s
wishes, there will be no visitation. Her arrangements are in the care
of Elhatton Funeral Home (www.elhatton.com) of Bathurst. A
funeral service will take place on Friday January 26 at 2 PM at
Elhatton’s Funeral Chapel. The funeral service will be
conducted by Rev. Glen Sampson.
The family requests that any donations in her memory
please be made to the local scholarship fund of the NBSRT,
the memorial fund of St. Lukes Church, the Palliative Care Unit of
CRH, or a charity of your choice.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Bathia Scott 19222018.source
Décès pour la Ville: Bathurst, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick
