DATE: Monday, May 12, 1997                  TAG: 9705120009

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NEVIN W. WESCOTT

Nevin Woodside Wescott, BMLC, 84, died Saturday, May 10, 1997 in Britthaven.

Mr. Wescott was born in Manteo and retired from the Coast Guard after 26 years of service and from the National Park Service after 15 years. He was a member of Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, a former commissioner on the Manteo Town Board and a former Boy Scout master. He was the son of the late John and Eugenia Midgett Wescott.

Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Baum Wescott; a daughter, Janet Wescott of Manteo; two sons, Nevin Wescott Jr. and John Wescott, both of Manteo; a sister, Louise Hill of Chicahawk, Southern Shores; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Mount Olivet United Methodist Church by the Rev. Dennis Goodwin. Burial will be in Manteo Cemetery. Friends may join the family at Twiford's Colony Chapel from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today. Memorial donations may be made to the Mount Olivet United Methodist Church General Fund. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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