MEMORIAL CEMETERY
ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS

Born:  24 February 1901 - Texas Died:  24 October 1975 - Memorial Hospital - Palestine, Anderson, Texas Father:  Sylvester Scales Mother:  Mannie Weeks Spouse:  Informant:  Verniece V. McCoy Scales - 25 February 1949 PVT US Army World War II

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name George Scales SSN 450 Last Residence El Paso, 79903, El Paso, Texas, USA Born 18 Sep 1899 Died Jul 1976 State (Year) SSN issued Texas - 1958

George Dewey Scales, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Scales, was born in Beaumont, Texas on February 24, 1901.  At an early age he united with West Tabernacle Baptist Church. Upon graduation from high school, he entered Wiley College.  He was drafted into the U.S. Army, from which he was honorably discharged on November 26, 1918. In 1926, he came to Palestine where he united with Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church.  He joined the Missouri Pacific Railway work force, remaining with the company until he entered the U.S. Army for a second tour of duty on November 6, 1942.  He was honorably discharged May 21, 1945 , returned to Palestine and resumed employment with Missouri Pacific, retiring as a carman on July 1, 1967.  At the same time, he resumed his fraternal, civic, and church affiliations.  Fraternally, he was Post Commander of American Woodmen Camp No. 66, a member of Dean Lodge No. 90 and W.R. Roberts Consistory No. 279, F&AM, and Worth Patron of Naomi Chapter No. 50, Order of Easter Star.  At Pilgrim Rest he was finance officer, Trustee, teacher of the men's class in Sunday School, and chairman of the deacon board, and through the years had served in other capacities. He was trustee and treasurer of the Palestine Bowen Association and chairman of the program committee of the Palestine Ministers and Laymen's Association and always gave his best. In 1969, he was honored by the Palestine Negro B&PW Club as Man of the Year in fraternalism. On September 27, he entered Memorial Hospital, where he passed away on Friday, October 24, at 9:35 a.m. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Verniece McCoy Scales; a first cousin, Dennie Washington of Detroit, Michigan; a step-brother, Peter Scales of Freeport, New York; a nieces, Mrs. Jerry Ann Gradford of Ceres, California; a nephew, Joe Robert Scales of Modesto, California and other relatives and friends.

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