Ralph Wiley Scott

Ralph Wiley Scott, 86, of Calhoun Falls, husband of Opal Allen Scott, died Friday, September 23, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare. Mr. Scott was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Luther G. and Willie Lou Wiley Scott. Ralph was a 1949 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School and served in the U.S. Army. He was a former employee at the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation for 15 years serving as Department Head of Keypunch Operations in Marietta, GA. Mr. Scott returned to Calhoun Falls where he was owner of Scott's Car & Home Supply Company for 28 years. He also owned Scott Enterprises which included Laundromat and Carwash businesses. Mr. Scott was a longtime member of Calhoun Falls Pentecostal Holiness Church, served on various committees and was instrumental in construction of church building. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by seven brothers, James, Alvin, Floyd, Paul, Lee, Luther G. Jr., and Clifton; and two sisters, Helen Campbell and Esther Scott. Mr. Scott is survived by his wife of 65 years of the home; two sons, Ralph Stephen Scott and his wife Sandy; William Darius Scott and his wife Kathy all of Calhoun Falls; three grandchildren, Dustin, Brittany, Caroline and three great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM to 2:00PM Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at the Calhoun Falls Pentecostal Holiness Church. Funeral services will begin at 2:30PM on Tuesday in the church sanctuary. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. The family is at the home. Memorial contributions in memory of Mr. Scott may be sent to a charity of one's choice. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com. Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Services – Calhoun Falls Chapel is assisting the Scott family.