Carolyn J. Scott

Carolyn Joan Scott, 93, of Kempton, IL, Bettendorf, IA, and Broomfield, CO, passed away on January 31, 2025, in Broomfield, Colorado.

A graveside service will be held on August 18, 2025, at Kempton Hill Cemetery in Kempton, Illinois. Calvert-Martin Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Carolyn was born on July 8, 1931, in Kempton, Illinois, to Clarence K. and Ida (Hunn-Kerr) Dowse. She attended Kempton High School and later attended Illinois Wesleyan College in Bloomington. Carolyn dedicated her career to education and worked as a middle school teacher at Bettendorf Middle School in Bettendorf, Iowa.

She is survived by her daughter, Sherrill Scott of Eldridge, IA; her son, Kevin D. Scott of Boulder, CO; her granddaughter, Adrianne (Adi) Johnson of Ames, IA; and two great-grandchildren, Samantha and Aubrey Johnson of Ames, IA.

Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Richard Dowse of Arizona; and her sister, Elaine Dowse Steinke of Leawood, Kansas.

She was Methodist by faith and will be remembered for her kindness, beautiful smile, and caring heart. May her memory bring comfort to those who knew her.