Funeral service for Gary D. Scott will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 23, 2018 in First Baptist Church with Rev. Tony Christie, Associate Pastor officiating.

Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Gary D. Scott passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018 in Wichita Falls, Texas.  He was born March 16, 1947 in Lawton to R.D. Scott, Jr. and Louise Scott.  He attended Will Rogers and Jefferson Elementary Schools, Central Junior High School and graduated Lawton High School in 1965.  He attended Cameron University and graduated in 1970 with a B.A. in math.  He married Phyllis Autry on October 21, 1967 in Lawton.

Gary entered the insurance business in October of 1974 with Prudential.  He joined J.T. Neal Agency and Northwestern Mutual Life in 1979 and later owned his own agency from 1981 until 1988.  He returned to work with the J.T. Neal Agency until his retirement on March 31, 2018.

He was a member of First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, taught adult Sunday School class, helped with Upward Sports and sang in the choir.  He was a lifetime member of Life Underwriters.  He enjoyed attending events for his children as they grew up and attending his grandchildren's events.  He was president of the Shackelford family reunion for many years.

Survivors include his wife, of the home; daughter, Tricia Smith, Owasso, Oklahoma; son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Stephanie Scott, Lawton; his mother, Louise Scott, Mustang, Oklahoma; grandchildren, Seth Herrera and wife Jessica, Saige Herrera, Hunter Smith, Baylor Smith, Chase Scott and Gage Smith; a great grandson, Sterling Herrera; his sister and brother-in-law, Donna and Barry Schmulbach, Mustang; and his sister-in-law, Betty Scott, Oklahoma City.

His father, brother, Glen Scott, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Iliff and Ruth Autry, and his brother-in-law, Eddie Autry, preceded him in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to the music program at First Baptist Church or to Hospice of Wichita Falls, Texas.