Funeral services for Samuel Scott will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at Mercy Seat M. B. Church. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of Dillon-Chisley Funeral Home.

Visitation is Monday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home, and Tuesday at the church from 10 a.m. until the hour of service.

Mr. Scott died Jan. 9, 2017, at Vicksburg Convalescent Home. He was 87.