Harold Daniel Schott, U.S.N., Retired

Master Chief Harold Daniel Schott, U.S.N., Retired, age 88, of Ocean Springs, MS., died on Thursday, May 20, 2010. He retired after 26 years of service from the U.S. Navy, was a proud veteran of WWII and then retired from Tulane University after 15 years. He was a member of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign War, the Fleet Reserve, and attended St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church. Mr Schott was born and raised on a farm in Mt. Clare, Nebraska. Harold, or Hal, as known by some, never met a stranger. His quick wit and the twinkle in his eye soon made a friend. He adored Lois, his "Blue-eyed Bride", loved family gatherings, pitching horseshoes and riding his horse, Rio. He was surrounded with loving family in the hospital, especially Dennis and Cathy Schott, Herb and Lois Tufts, and Brandi Cottom. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Ocean Springs Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Franklin T. Schott and Margaret G. Schott, daughter, Jacquelin Crews, and brother, Theodore Schott. Survivors include his loving wife of 40 years, Lois DeRocha Cottom Schott of Ocean Springs, children, Dennis (Cathy) Schott, Gregory (Carol) Schott, all of Jacksonville, FL, Douglas (Judy) Schott of Kennesaw, GA, Jeffrey Schott of Jacksonville, FL, Kevin (Donna) Schott of Irvine, CA, Michael (Beverly) Cottom of Ocean Springs, MS., and Thomas Cottom of Champion, MI., three daughters, Susan Bare of Jacksonville, FL, Lois (Herbert) Tufts and Brandi Cottom, all of Ocean Springs, two sisters, Sarah Harvey of Nebraska, and Charlotte Adams of Michigan, two brothers, Leroy Schott and Eugene Schott both of Nelson, NE, sixteen grandchildren and twenty four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, from 1 PM ~ 2 PM, with a 2 PM chapel service, all at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Crestlawn Memorial Park. Honorary pallbearers will be Herbert Tufts, Dennis Schott, Kenneth Inman, Chadwick Smith, Thomas Cottom and Michael Cottom.