Virginia Andrews Scott's Obituary
Memorial services for Virginia Andrews Weeks Scott will be held at 1 lam, Tuesday, Apri11ih in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church in Longview. Burial will follow at 4pm at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. The family will receive visitation from friends and family today, Monday, April 11th, from 6-8pm at Rader Funeral Home of Long view, 1617 Judson Road. Mrs. Scott died peacefully Saturday evening, April 9th.
Virginia Scott was born May 12, 1907 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the daughter of the Rev. Dr. W.F. Andrews and Laura Seay. Rev. Andrews was at one time the Pastor of the First Methodist Church in Longview, then known as Kelly Methodist Church, when Virginia was a small child. Her childhood was spent in all the many towns where her father was posted as Methodist Pastor or District Superintendent, such as Texarkana, Tyler, Palestine, Huntsville, St. Louis, Little Rock, and Longview.
Virginia was an accomplished musician who began her study of piano at age seven and continued through high school and college at Kidd Key College and Conservatory and then Southern Methodist University, where she majored in piano and pipe organ. Her love of music was a life long passion and a gift she gave to all who knew her, as well as a legacy she bestowed upon all her family members.
She had a music career in Dallas during the late 1920's, playing piano and organ for various shows, orchestras, and venues. Upon the untimely death of her husband, Russell Weeks, she moved her family to Longview in 1931 during the first years of the East Texas Oil Boom. She became the official court reporter for the 124th Judicial Court of Gregg County and held this position until retirement.
Virginia was a life long member of the Methodist Church, the Thelma Morgan Sunday School Class, the Garden Study Club, a Charter member of the Summit Club, active in younger years in the Longview Symphony, Civic Music Association, Gregg County
Historical Society, Friends of the Library, Aaron Burleson Chapter of the D.A.R., Cherokee Club, Pinecrest Country Club, Zonta Club, Prelude, Longview Art Museum and Thursday Bridge Club.
She is survived by her daughter, Jane Weeks Johnston Akins and husband Hubert Akins, granddaughter Janet Johnston Day and husband Joe W. Day of Longview; grandson Edgar Scott Johnston of Los Angeles, California; granddaughter Jenny Laura Virginia Johnston of Dallas; granddaughter Wendy Jackson Welch and husband Willy Welch of Dallas; and grandson Michael Glenn Jackson of New York City; great granddaughters Mary Catherine Day of Dallas, Jenny Elizabeth Day of Washington, D.c., great grandson Grady James Welch of Dallas, and great granddaughter Molly Bess Welch of Dallas as well as many nephews and nieces.
Virginia' s friends. and family will miss her sparkling wit, twinkling eyes, wondrous humor, musical gifts and her love and compassion.
She was preceeded in death by her first husband, J. Russell Weeks, second husband J.D.
Scott, and beloved daughter Anne Weeks Jackson.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Fine Arts Council of the First United Methodist Church of Longview, Texas.
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