ROBERT H. SCOTT
Died Dec. 11, 2016
Dr. Robert H. Scott died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Goldsboro.
Dr. Scott had been most recently in the private practice of dentistry in Goldsboro, N.C., with Dr. H.G. Moore, with past practices in both Knoxville and Memphis.
He was a member of St. Michael Roman Catholic Parish in Goldsboro.
He was born in Knoxville, Tenn., the son of Hugh and Edna Scott.
He was a United States Navy Asiatic-Pacific Theater veteran of World War II with service aboard two warships, the USS Pinkney APH-2 and the USS President Adams APA-19.
Dr. Scott was a graduate of Knoxville Catholic High School, the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and Memphis, and with dental practices in both cities.
He was a graduate of the fellowship in pediatric dentistry at the University of Tennessee in Memphis.
He was a retired Air Force colonel with a long and distinguished active duty career, and was awarded many military decorations, including two awards of The Legion of Merit, one for outstanding service to a major Air Force command and the other for his transition efforts as the last commander of United States Air Force Hospital Seymour Johnson and the first commander of the Fourth Medical Group at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
He was a Fellow of The International College of Dentists.
He was a president of the Wayne County North Carolina Dental Society, a member of the American Dental Association, past member of the Southeastern Academy of Prosthodontics, The North Carolina Dental Society, a trustee and past president of the Fifth District Dental Society of North Carolina, a past member of the Tennessee Dental Association and a member of the Pediatric Dentistry Alumni Association of the University of Tennessee.
He was also a member of Walnut Creek Country Club in Goldsboro, N.C., The Air Force Association, The Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, The United States Marines Memorial Association, the Navy Memorial Association and a past member of The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States.
He was a life member of both the American Legion and the Military Officers Association of America.
He belonged to the University of Tennessee National Alumni Association and the alumni association of the Institute for Federal Health Care Executives.
Dr. Scott was an Eagle Scout, an avid golfer, a commercial pilot and past member of many flying clubs.
Dr. Scott is survived by his wife, Iris of Goldsboro, N.C.; a son, Stephen of Raleigh, N.C.; and a daughter, Kristin Scott Barrett and her husband, Terry, and their daughters, Alexandra, Sophie and Piper, of Raleigh, N.C.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Hugh.
A private Mass of Christian burial will be held at the base chapel on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, with Father Joseph Mulroney presiding.
The family will receive friends Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, from noon to 1 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home, followed by full military honors on the front lawn. Entombment will conclude the service in Raleigh Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be given to Kitty Askins Hospice Center, 107 Handley Park Court, Goldsboro, N.C., 27534.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.
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Published in Obituaries on December 13, 2016 9:59 AM