Sue Bugg Scott

SCOTT, SUE BUGG - age 69 of Knoxville, passed away peacefully at the home of her son, Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Sue had been under University of Tennessee Medical Center Hospice care since February 25, 2012. She had been battling stage IV melanoma as well as congestive heart failure since 2008. Sue was born, May 4, 1942 at her grandparents' farmhouse in Ansted, West Virginia, and was raised in the small city of Hinton, West Virginia. She was the youngest child of Howard F. Bugg, Jr. and Edith Walters Bugg Coffman. Sue excelled in high school, was a majorette and held an elected student government office. After graduation, Sue spent a year studying to become an RN. At the age of 19, she met her future husband, Thomas S. Scott, Jr., a recent college graduate who was at that time serving as a sergeant in the U. S. Army. The couple was married at her parents' house on December 24, 1961. Like so many women of her generation, Sue set aside her initial career goal to follow her husband to his various posts. She became a mother when the couple's only son was born in 1965. Sue and her husband moved to Knoxville, TN in the mid-1960's after he had been honorably discharged so the he could attend the UTK College of Law. Sue attained a BA degree at UTK and began a career as a speech pathologist with the Knoxville/Knox County School System in 1968. She had a great love for, and a special talent with, young children. In her career, which spanned more than four decades, Sue helped countless students deal with issues such as stuttering, other speech impediments, and hearing deficits. She also worked with Special Education students. After her divorce in 1976, Sue went on to earn an MS degree in Special Education from UTK in 1981. She resumed her career, working in several school systems across East Tennessee, most recently obtaining tenure with the Monroe County schools. Her health issues forced her to retire at age 67, although she would have preferred to kept working. Sue was preceded in death by her father, Howard F. Bugg Jr.; brother, Howard F. Bugg, III, and his wife, Jane; niece Shelley Belton (sister Judy's daughter), who was killed by a drunk driver in 1977. She was also preceded in death by her mother's second husband, Mr. William C. Coffman of Hinton. Sue is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Thomas S. Scott, III, and Rebecca Scott of Knoxville, she is also survived by her 94 year old mother, Edith Walters Bugg Coffman, who currently resides in Daytona Beach, Florida. She is also survived by her sister, Mrs. Judy Bugg Belton of Daytona Beach, Florida and by several nieces, nephews and their respective spouses and children. Sue is survived by the father of her child and former husband, Mr. Thomas S. Scott, Jr. of Knoxville. The Order of Burial Rite I, will be held 12:30 PM Monday at Highland West Cemetery with The Reverend Andrew Whaley officiating. Online condolences may be sent to www.rosemortuary.com. The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Sunday at Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel.

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Sue Bugg Scott

May 4, 1942 - March 14, 2012