- Date Of Birth: May 24, 1955
- Date Of Death: May 18, 2014
- State: Colorado
Vernita Scott was the third child born to the union of Willie and Willie Mae Morgan on May 24, 1955. She was raised in Hawthorne, Nevada by her parents along with her two sisters, Anna and Barbara. She attended Mineral County High School and graduated in 1974. She enlisted in the United States Army where she completed basic training in Ft. Leonardwood, MO. From there, she met and married Charles B. Scott of Miriam, AL. After basic training, she attended advanced training at Ft. Sam in Houston, Texas. She was stationed in Ft. Lewis, Washington and was assigned to her first overseas duty station in Hanau, Germany from 1981-1984. She was again stationed stateside for a short period in Ft. Carson, Colorado before being stationed in Seoul, South Korea from 1986-1989. She again returned stateside to Colorado, this time being assigned to Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center where she served the remainder of her military career before retiring with honors in 1994. Although retired, she was called back to active duty during Operation Desert Storm and during that time she achieved a promotion in rank to Staff Sergeant before retiring again as a disabled veteran. Vernita was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the early 1980s. This form of lupus can affect nearly every part of the body, including the skin, joints, lungs, heart, kidneys, brain, and blood. Although SLE symptoms sometimes disappear, the disease doesn’t go away. In spite of this terrible disease, Vernita was always on the go, whenever she could be.
