In Memory - Dorothy Scott

In Memorial - Dorothy Irene Fetterley Scott

Revised 6/25/2023

Dorothy Irene Fetterley Scott, 75, of Groton, New York, formerly of Natural Bridge, New York; passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, New York.

Dorothy was born in West Carthage, New York on October 29, 1946. She was the oldest child born to Arnold Wilson Adelbert Fetterley and Helen Marjorie Bacon. Dorothy graduated from Carthage Central School (NY) in 1965 and the former Watertown School of Commerce (NY) in 1966. She worked numerous jobs in the Cortland area, finally retiring from Home Care of Cortland County about 12 years ago.

Dorothy was survived by her only child Arnold and his wife Amanda Ross-Scott. Her surviving step-grandchildren are Hailey Chyeanne, Zackary Sorensen, and Dezarae Potlaski. Her step-great-grandchildren Carter—Raye Benjamin and Nikolai Benjamin. Her only sibling Maurice Fetterley of Fort Ann, New York, and her second husband Bert Scott Jr at home. She was pre-deceased by her father on Christmas Eve, 1975, her mother in 2001, her first husband in 2013, and her sister-in-law Luella Minnick Fetterley on December 11, 2015.

Memorial donations in Dorothy's memory can be made to Saint Jude Children's Cancer Hospital; 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or Ronald McDonald House Charities at Central New York RMHC, Inc., 1100 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13210.

We will follow current COVID-19 protocols during the services. Calling Hours will be from 11:00 AM-Noon; the funeral services will start at Noon. Rev. Amanda Ross – Scott and Sonya Hinkle will co-officiate the services on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams Street, Groton, New York. There will be a reception at the Dryden Veterans Memorial Home in Dryden New York. A memorial service and burial are planned for 2023 or 2024 at Oxbow Cemetery in Jefferson County, New York. Details will be announced by the family at a later date.

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Pastor Arnold Scott - On behalf of the Church, the Executive Branch, the Legislature, and Internal Affairs; We wish to thank Dorothy for her many years of dedicated service and her profound insight that helped the church over the past five years.