Melvin Scott
1925 — 2026
McKENZIE — Funeral services for Melvin Scott are Saturday, August 1, 2026, at 1 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church. Interment is at Union Academy Cemetery, McKenzie, Tenn.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, August 1, 2026, 12:00 p.m. until service time at the church.
Mr. Scott, 100 years old, died at Senatobia Healthcare and Rehab, Senatobia, Miss. on Saturday, July 25, 2026. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church and a retired realtor.
He was born in McKenzie on September 9, 1925, to Hollis Cannon and Josie Mae Craft Scott.
He is survived by his brother, James Scott of McKenzie, and several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Hollis Scott, Jr and sister, Thelma Sawyers.
For additional information, please contact Brummitt McKenzie Funeral Home at 731-352-4848 or visit brummittmckenziefuneralhome.com.
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