Scotty Dale Douthit Obituary (1946 - 2014)

Scotty Dale Douthit, Sr., 67, of Russellville, died Saturday, May 31, 2014, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. The son of Johnie Douthit and Helen Scott Wilkins he was born July 11, 1946 in Springdale. He was a 1964 graduate of Springdale High School, and attended Arkansas Polytechnic College, the University of Arkansas and Riverside Flying School in Tulsa, OK. He was Vice President of Woodline Motor Freight in Russellville for 20 years and founded Scotty's Storage Trailer Rentals, Inc. in Russellville in 1996. He was a Past President of the Arkansas Transit Association. As a young man, he was a sprinter, a pilot, a boxer, a skydiver, and a bull rider. His interests and activities revolved around the hobbies of his family. He and his son Dale especially enjoyed collecting antiques, including cars, trucks and motorcycles. A wise and generous man, he lived life as he loved, always giving more than he took. He was a member of Central Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Henderson and Maudie Scott and his beloved first wife, Linda Buchanan Douthit. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Gretchen Van Kleef Douthit, Russellville; son and daughter-in-law, Judge Scotty Dale Douthit, Jr. and Tracy Moncrief Douthit, Russellville; grandson, Scotty Dale Douthit III, Russellville, his father and stepmother, Johnie and Betty Douthit; his mother, Helen M. Wilkins; 2 half brothers, Sean W. Wilkins, Dennis E. Cordes. Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Central Presbyterian Church. Rev. Brian Brock and Rev. Nancy DeForest will officiate. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 p.m. that afternoon at Bellwood Cemetery in Pine Bluff, by Humphrey Funeral Service. Dr. Robert Thurlby, Kenneth Warren, Rick Harrell, Scott Hill, Nelson Buchanan, C.L. Davis, "Doc" Harris. Honorary pallbearers are all of his golf buddies. The family wishes to extend a special invitation for friends to join them for a fellowship meal immediately following the service at Central Presbyterian Church. Memorials may be made to the Linda Douthit Memorial Scholarship Fund, ATU Foundation, 8820 Tech Lane, Russellville, AR 72801 or online at http://www.atu.edu/givetotech/foundation.htm. Internet obituary and on-line guest book are available at www.humphreyfuneral.com. PDF Printable Version