DONNA MARIE (HOLWELL) SCOTT

DONNA MARIE (HOLWELL) SCOTT
May 20, 1944–Sept. 13, 2019
Donna Marie (Holwell) Scott, 75, of Gillette passed away on Sept. 13, 2019, of a short illness at Advanced Care Hospital of Montana in Billings, Mont. 
Donna was born May 20, 1944, in Newcastle, Wyo., to William (Bill) Henry Holwell and Olga Marie (Larson) Holwell. She was raised with her siblings Bill (Judy) Holwell, Bruce (Mary) Holwell, Linda (Ken) Dowell and Larry (Jan) Holwell on Skull Creek near Newcastle and eventually in the city of Newcastle. 
Donna married the love of her life, Douglas Dean Scott on Aug. 17, 1965, on the Wyoming Diamond Jubilee Wagon Train.
Her family said, “Mom’s favorite story was the mule braying during the ceremony.  Their wedding was attended by Wyoming Governor Clifford Hansen and his wife along with many others. She raised four children, whom she nagged relentlessly (with love, of course). Donna was a born leader and teacher and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming and proceeded to teach in Medicine Bow, Powell, Provo, Newcastle and Gillette. Her career spanned 30 years of teaching the youth in those communities. She loved working with all her fellow teachers and especially loved her students. She would come home and worry about her students’ wellbeing, helped many of them in later years, and brought a lot home, too. 
“Donna devoted her life to her gospel and lead by example. She held many callings in her church and loved the people that she taught. She served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as an adult in the New York Long Island Mission with her spouse, Doug, and enjoyed serving the diverse community there for 18 months. Mom would like to let you know that her work here is done. She received a new mission call, a sort of an offer you can’t refuse, for a mission from which she will not be returning. This assignment comes with a huge sign-on bonus, a reunion with family and friends she has not seen in a long time. Her new mission takes her to a wonderful place where she will be socializing, cooking, gardening, quilting, camping, knitting, and reading to her heart’s content.”
Donna is survived by her spouse, Douglas; her four children, Ian (Rachel) Scott, Michelle (Bill) Wilson, Devon (Nate) Carson, all of Gillette, and Erin (Jake) Kobielusz of Tacoma, Wash.; and 15 grandchildren. 
Donna was preceded in death by both her parents, Bill and Olga; her sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Ken Dowell; her unborn son, Jared; and her sister-in-law, Judy Holwell. 
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 21, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2903 Allen Street, Gillette, Wyo., with Bishop Mark Anderson officiating. Visitation was one hour prior to service also at the church. Interment took place at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S.D. 
Memorials and condolences may be sent in care of Walker Funeral Home at 410 Medical Arts Court, Gillette, WY  82716. Condolences may also be expressed at walkerfuneralgillette.com.