John Frank Scott, 73, of Thornton, Arkansas, died October 19, 2021, at home surrounded by his loved ones after a courageous yet exhausting battle against cancer. John is preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Connie Lee Stell Scott and his brother Thomas Earl Scott. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Sharon O’Dell Scott, daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and Jake Ellis, and grandson, Brett Scott Clark, all of Thornton; sister and brother-in-law Lena Mae and James Womack of Fordyce; sisters-in-law Ginger O’Dell of Florida, Elaine Ables and husband Bro. Jerry Ables of Camden; Denise Scott of Cabot; and brother-in-law Scott O’Dell and Emily McMahan of Connecticut. John is also survived by nephews Scott Womack; Jeremy and Johnathan Ables; Josh and Dylan Ledbetter; and Dusty Scott, and by nieces Indya Willis, Rachel Smith, Crystal Fell, and Gabby Ables; Leann Scott Johnson, and Cali and Sophia O’Dell. In addition to his biological daughter, John is survived by his Egyptian daughter, Hanan Karoussa, and his Taiwanese daughters, Lauren Wu, Judy Chang, and Linda Chen.