David Vernon "Butch" Scott entered eternal rest on Sunday, March 30, 2025, in San Antonio, at the age of 80.

He was born on May 16, 1944, in San Antonio, Texas, to William Vernon and Alleen (Bihl) Scott. Although raised in San Antonio, he has had a connection to La Salle County since 1949. Scott graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio before attending Southwest Texas Junior College and graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Arts from Texas A&I University. Soon, he started his professional career of thirty-one years as a secondary teacher at Jeff Davis and Phillis Wheatley Middle Schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. During the Vietnam War, he served in the Texas Army National Guard and had a short tour in the U.S. Army.

D. Vernon Scott married Patsy Schulze of Cotulla in 1969 and shared a dedicated fifty-one years. After retiring from teaching, Scott busied himself with ranching operations and real estate holdings. He was a long-time member and active attendee of First Baptist Church of Cotulla, as well as an active attendee of First Presbyterian Church in Cotulla.

He is preceded in death by his wife of fifty-one years, Patsy Schulze Scott, his parents, stepfather, J. R. Locklar, stepsisters Janie (Locklar) Cox and Etna (Locklar)Thompson, and stepbrother James David Locklar. He is survived by two sons, David Walter Scott of San Antonio, and William "Bill" Vernon Scott, and his wife, Julia, of Lubbock; two granddaughters, Lilly and Cora Scott, also of Lubbock; sister, Betty (Scott) Settlemeyer; four nieces; two nephews; and numerous cousins.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at Peters Funeral Home from 4:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, April 4, 2025, at 11:00a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Cotulla. Interment will follow at the Cotulla West Cemetery.

Pallbearers:
James Howard
Kevin B. Lindsey
Leodoro "Lolo" Martinez, III
Charlie Soto
Wesley Shearrer
Cole Van Cleve

Honorary Pallbearers:
Curtis "Butch" Coffee
Glen "Butter" Crain
Donald Holder
John B. McDougall
Pete Pedroza
Bob Reese
Tom Sanders
Kirby Sauer
Len Scott
Lane Scott
Carlos Soto, Jr.
Alfredo "Chato" Valle
Bryan Wilkinson
Richard Wilkinson

Memorials can be made to "Amada's Pantry" at the First Church of Cotulla, 302 N. Center St., Cotulla, TX. 78014. The family entrusted all funeral arrangements to Peters Funeral Home, 500 N. Main St., Cotulla, TX