Mrs. Candice Scott

November 21, 1955 - May 17, 2020

Candice Scott passed away at the High River Hospital on 17 May. She is survived by Duncan, her husband of 42 years, children Heather and Greg, grandson Jayden, and sisters Betty Kelly, Mary Wilson and Dixie Platt. Candy was born to Ben & Pauline Alberts, the fourth of five children, in Brooks Alberta. She took her early schooling in Brooks, moving to Calgary when she was about 10. Candy was very active in the Girl Guide movement and earned her Canada Cord as a Ranger. After graduation from Sir Winston Churchill High in 1973, she attended the University of Calgary, graduating with a BEd, and earned a MEd from the University of Lethbridge later in her career. She started teaching in Forestburg in 1977, moving to a three-room school in Midway (east of Carstairs) in 1978, and then to Brooks Elementary in 1980. Finally, after having children, Candy secured her permanent teaching contract at Big Rock School, where she taught grade two for many years. She made many friends and very much enjoyed getting together with her colleagues for lunches, book club, excursions to gardening centers, wine and laughter. Candy was an avid gardener who loved to spend time working with her plants. With advice from her friend and neighbour, Patty Frostad, she created and maintained a result that she was proud of. She had a lifelong love of sewing, her final project in grade 12 sewing class being a sports coat done in Dress Stewart Tartan for Duncan to wear to grade 12 graduation. She was a talented quilter, gifting many throughout the years to family and friends. Her last quilt was a barnyard themed tummy quilt for a newborn cousin in France. Candy was a caring quiet introvert, determined to maintain a sense of humour and be filled with gratitude. By all accounts she was successful. She was liked and loved by many and received overwhelming support from her many good friends and neighbours. Hers was certainly a life well-lived and many will miss her. The family would like to thank her friends and neighbours, Dr. Brian Jensen for giving so generously of his time, homecare for their many visits, and Jeff’s Unit 300 staff at the High River hospital who always gave respectful, professional, and compassionate nursing care. They were so accommodating and supportive of her family. There is no better place to put down roots than High River. A celebration of Candy’s life will be held when conditions permit. Donations can be made to the High River & District Healthcare Foundation or to the High River Gift of Music Society. Caring for the family is Lyle Reeves Funerals of High River (Craig Snodgrass) 403.652.4242.