CHRISTOPHER JEHU SCOTT

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Christopher Jehu Scott, 73, was born on July 22, 1945, in Chicago. He entered eternal rest on Friday, June 7, 2019, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital.

He and his sister, Barbara, grew up under the loving care of their parents, the late Benjamin Franklin and Bessie Joyce Sampson Scott. He was a graduate of Evanston Township High School. Chris went on to receive a bachelor's degree in journalism from Dartmouth College and a Master of Business Administration in accounting from Amos Tuck, also at Dartmouth. Chris also served in the United States Navy and was stationed in Dunoon, Scotland, on a submarine tender in the late 1960s and early '70s. Chris started his career as a certified public accountant at Price Waterhouse and then moved on to Xerox in Stamford, Connecticut, where he and Sheryl Scott raised their two daughters. Chris later worked at Novartis, based in Parsippany, New Jersey. He traveled around the country and internationally as an internal auditor, a job he enjoyed because of its similarity to detective work. In New Jersey, he and Brenda Scott enjoyed socializing with Mo and Barbara around the pool.

In 2001, he moved to Sumter to assist his mother after his father's death.

He is survived by his daughters, Lara Scott of Hamilton, New York, and Paige Scott Reed and son-in-law, Chris Reed, of Brookline, Massachusetts; sister, Barbara Burton-Edwards and brother-in-law, Mozette Edwards, of Sumter; uncle, Drefus Williams of Sumter; niece, Stacey Horn of Deland, Florida, and her husband, Kavin; grandchildren, Silas, Jasper and Etta; two grandnieces, Dasia and Kaia; and numerous beloved cousins.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Job's Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Job's Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.