Marjorie June Scott died April 23. Marge ran Rigby's Philo Farnsworth Museum. Without Marge, it's doubtful that this wonderful museum would have ever come into existence. Marge partnered with RSVP many years ago. We had the pleasure of meeting with Marge in February 2008. She explained how the museum came into existence. The property had been an old motel that went into bankruptcy. Her husband was Mayor. (He served 5 terms.) The City of Rigby wound up owning the property. She pressured her husband into politicking the donation the property to create a museum. Her genius was in allowing each Jefferson County community to have a "room" in the old motel. The result is one of the most charming and educational small town museums we've ever seen.
Only one month ago, Marge lived to see the debut of yet another gift to her community, a history of Jefferson County she co-authored with her daughter. Here's is the publisher's description of Marge before she passed on: "Mother and daughter team Marjorie and Patricia Scott were both born and raised in Jefferson County. Marjorie is the curator of the Jefferson County Historical Society and Philo T. Farnsworth TV and Pioneer Museum in Rigby. She is the widow of three-term Rigby mayor Keith Scott and the mother of 5, grandmother of 13, and great-grandmother of 10. Pat Scott is a certified archivist and a historian with degrees from Southern Utah University, Wayne State University, and the University of Utah. She retired from the Utah State Archives in 2005 and is currently an executive director of the Mormon History Association."
Click here to read her obituary.
Marge was a strong-willed "I'll do it my way" woman whose untiring volunteer efforts created a lasting legacy for Rigby and Jefferson County. Her unstinting devotion to local history will remain an enduring inspiration for all who knew her.
Click here to visit book publisher's webpage for the Jefferson County history.
