Doris Scott

Doris Ann DeHaven Scott was born December 4th, 1930, to Harley and Blanche Sandoz DeHaven. Her life on the Sandhills ranch started in a dresser drawer by the stove as a preemie. A strong will developed from there to a quiet, inquisitive person who never stopped learning.

School started at Cotton Ridge where her love of learning blossomed, completing the home set of encyclopedias by the time she was 8 years old. She never stopped expanding her mind and her sense of curiosity was now boundless. High school graduation came in 1947 and was a National Merit Scholar. She ultimately graduated from CSC in 1980 with majors in library science, earth science, history and French (which she read frequently but could never speak at all.)

She married Gene Scott in 1949 and lived on the family farm for over 70 years, 51 with her loved Gene.

Mother loved fiercely, but quietly with a will of steel. She lived her life unobtrusively embedded with a pioneer spirit. Her curiosity heralded that spirit and propelled her through the 20th century and into the 21st.

She was a farmer's wife, a mother, and a grandmother (to several generations). Interests were extensive, whether in gardening or reading. Her gardening extended from flowers to produce, all in abundance, and it was in the garden where she felt closest to God. She was an adventurer, often by herself - down the copper Canyon in Mexico on the open train, stargazing at Great Bend, leaf peeping in the Northeast, or touring the south during azules. She traveled the world, in her books with an Atlas to guide her. If a question was asked, she probably knew the answer, and if not, soon did. The love of reading and always questioning was instilled in her children, and beyond.

Doris died on November 14th, 2025, as she lived, quietly and unobtrusively. She leaves behind her daughters Marlene Scott and Leanna Scott- Timperley MD(Dale); grandchildren Heidi Lehr (Ken and sons Kris, Casey, and Cameron), Anthony Reitz (Remona and children Cheyanne, David and Patrick), and Corey Dousharm DC (sons Henry and Wyatt); several great great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents Blanche and Harley, her in-laws, Katie and Leonard Scott, brother Stan and sister Dorine. Her husband Gene died in 2000.

The family requests no flowers but donations may be made to the Cravath Memorial Library, Hay Springs Nebraska, 69347 in Doris’ honor. If you want plant, a flower and look at its beauty through Doris’s eyes, with pure unadulterated pleasure