Dorothy Scott Neel, 89, died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospice, Cabot.

She was born July 3, 1919, in Robinson Township, Allegheny County, the daughter of the late Frank W. and Nellie DeVassie Scott.

She graduated from Butler High School in 1937 and from the Butler County Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1940.

"Scotty" was a well-known registered nurse with experience in the operating room, doctor's offices and private duty.

She was a member of Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church in Butler, and a member of the Butler County Nurses' Alumnae Association, which voted her Butler County Nurse of the Year in 1983.

She enjoyed writing cards to friends and relatives, and her three nephews were her pride and joy: Jim Scott of Annville, Tom Scott of Dauphin and Dave Scott of Mechanicsburg.

Surviving are her husband, Roy S. Neel Jr. of Butler, whom she married Nov. 4, 1950; her daughter, Jean Scott Neel of Butler; and her brother, John W. Scott of Mechanicsburg, who is a past master of the Pennsylvania State Grange and a past master of the National Grange.

She is preceded in death by her only sister, Martha Grace Scott, who died May 4, 1963.

<B>NEEL</B> — Private services will be held for Dorothy Scott Neel, who died Monday, May 11, 2009. Interment will be in Greenlawn Burial Estates.Arrangements are being handled by the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>. Information and private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com