Dr. R. Scott Maricle, 86, died on Friday, April 5, 2024, at 3:30 a.m. at his home in Hanover, IN.

Scott entered this life on Dec. 5, 1937, in Boone County, NE. He was the loving son of Raymond F. and Lois D. Scott Maricle, both of whom preceded him in death.

After high school, he earned his bachelor’s degree in English and History at Wayne State College. He earned both his Master’s and Doctorate Degrees in Education from the University of Nebraska.

His first marriage to Carolyn Donaldson on June 2, 1957, was blessed with four children: Charles R., Cynthia E., Randal Scott, and Amy Michelle Maricle. He taught English in Seward, NE and Akron, CO before moving to Hanover, IN. He was Chair of the Education Department at Hanover College for 25 years.

On Aug. 19, 1983, he was united in marriage to Lynn Ann Welch Phillippe in Hanover, where he gained another daughter, Mary Elizabeth “Megan.” He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in downtown Madison and enjoyed reading and woodworking.

Scott will be missed by his wife of 40 years, Lynn Ann Welch Phillippe Maricle of Hanover, his children: Charles R. “Chuck” Maricle and his wife Kim of Covington, KY, Cynthia E. Maricle of Greenwood, IN, Randal S. Maricle and his wife Jennifer of Columbus, IN, Amy M. Huff and her husband Joshua of Alexandria, KY and Mary Elizabeth “Megan” Phillippe and her husband Michael W. Hastings of Indianapolis, IN, his grandchildren: Zachary, Jacob (Michaela), and Lucas (Mary), Nicholas and Ashley, Miles, Dr. Molly Maricle, Annelise, Chase; and Eliza, several nieces and nephews including: Don Stewart, Sue Hamilton (James), Keith Maricle (Mary Ann), Nancy Thorson (Alan), Howard Maricle (Cindy), Alice Maricle (Donal, and other relatives.

He was preceded in death by his father Raymond F. Maricle, his mother Lois D. Scott Maricle, his brother Gordon Neal Maricle, his sisters and brother-in-law: Sarah Elizabeth Maricle (age five), and Virginia M. Stewart and her husband Floyd F. Stewart, his niece Peggy Wade and her husband, Rick.

Friends may gather on Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 4-7 p.m. , in the Fellowship Hall of the Trinity United Methodist Church, 412 West Main Street in downtown Madison, IN (please use the Broadway Street entrance).

A Memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 6 p.m., by Pastor Doug Walker at the Fellowship Hall of Trinity United Methodist Church, 412 West Main Street in downtown Madison, IN.

Friends may gather on Friday, June 28, 2024 from 1-2 p.m. , at the Albion United Methodist Church, 605 West Marengo Street in Albion. Memorial services will follow at 2 p.m., by Great Nephew Austin Casper and Pastor Lynde Linde at the church. Interment will follow at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Albion.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hanover Community Endowment at the Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County (P.O. Box 306, Madison, IN 47250 or online at www.cfmjc.org). Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover, IN, at the church, or at the Community Foundation in Madison, IN. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgannay. com.

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