Marilyn Scott

Marylin Jane Scott Born in Wooster, Ohio on July 29, 1950

Marilyn grew up in a loving family with an older sister and three rowdy brothers in Dalton, Ohio. She was a special aunt to many nieces long before she became our mom and Mimi. She stayed close with them for the remainder of her life.

After graduating from Dalton high school in 1968 she sang with the “Links of Joy” for a few years. When she was working as a receptionist at Dunlop Community Hospital in Orrville, Ohio Jim Scott came into her life and she became his ‘Honey and Sweetheart’. They were married on March 29, 1975. Once married, Jim said he wanted to take care of her and at that point he made a way for her to be promoted to a wife and then a mom. At the inception of their marriage they surrendered their path to the Lord and willingly moved when and where He sent them. Nathan was born in Ohio in 1976 and she became ‘Mom’.

Then, the Lord directed them to Pennsylvania in 1978 where she played the piano for the church and choir. They were the youth leaders for several years at Riverside Tabernacle. Rachael was born in 1979 and then Matthew was born in 1981.

Next, the Lord moved them to Florida in 1986 and here she continued playing piano for Sunday services at Dayspring Christian Fellowship. The grandchildren started arriving in 2003 and she became our ‘Mimi’. They moved to Fort Mill in 2005 where she and Jim held a home group in their home for twelve years.

She loved playing the piano and singing, spending time at the beach, and spending time with friends, especially family. Connecting with others in deep conversations about the Lord was her favorite past time.

She made her children a main priority in her life. She loved being a mom and very naturally became a spiritual mom. She was a great listener, a spiritual help, and a confidant. She taught others how to be a mom, a wife and how to do life well. She gave of her time, making people feel wanted, loved and accepted. Time with Marilyn was always quality. She made people feel that she was their biggest fan. They felt wanted and welcomed.

She was a safe space; you could let your guard down with her. She imparted hope, and never condemnation, even when you were in the wrong. She grew in the ability to see from His perspective and imparted Wisdom to the people in her life.

No one could sing in tongues like Marilyn. She seemed to always have a song to sing to the Lord. She worshiped Him from a deep place in her heart. The Joy of the Lord was her strength, and it carried her through life.

Our Marilyn, Beloved Aunt, Honey, Sweetheart, Mom and Mimi was welcomed into the arms of Jesus August 3, 2024 at noon.

Hebrews

11:39 Their lives were trophies to their faith, as the substance of what was visualized by their hope, and the evidence of things their natural eyes never saw.

11:40 God saw the perfect picture in us; we now complete the history of their lives.

12:1 So now the stage is set for us: all these faith-hero cheer us on; they are the cloud of witnesses; as it were, like a great multitude of spectators in the amphitheater. This is our moment. As with an athlete who is determined to win, it would be silly to carry any baggage of the old law-system that would weigh one down. Make sure you do not get your feet clogged up with sin-consciousness. Become absolutely streamlines in faith. Run the race of your spiritual life with total persuasion.

She was proceeded in death by her brothers Ralph Geiser, Kenny Geiser, and her sister Carolyn Kepler.

She is survived by her husband, James Scott, and her childrens’ families, which include Nathan and Jennifer Scott (with children Jonas, Eli and Winston), Rachael and Sascha Sonnborn (children Ezekiel, Josua, Selah, Zoe and Johnny) and Matthew and Lindsay Scott (children Judah, Hudson, Ivy, Magnolia and Boone) and her brother Ron Geiser