Obituary of Dawn Marie (Gascon) Scott

Atlanta – Avoca – Dawn M. (Gascon) Scott, 60 years of age, passed away Sunday October 20, 2024 at her home in Avoca. Dawn was born in Dansville January 5, 1964 the daughter of William F. and Diane D. (Wiebach) Gascon. She grew up in Springwater and graduated from Wayland Central School in 1983. She attended college and then began working. Dawn was a hard worker and had many different jobs throughout her life. She worked at the Bath VA in medical records and payroll for 2 years and then transferred to the Philadelphia VA and retired from there after another 18 years. Dawn and Harry Scott met at work and then married. Together they spent ten joyous years together prior to Harry passing away in 2012. After Dawn retired she moved back to NY and settled in Avoca in 2022. She worked at Wayland Cohocton Central School as an elementary cafeteria monitor and at the Avoca Dollar General. Dawn’s hobbies were many! She loved thrift stores; collecting anything Native American and wolves; dream catchers were her favorite. The Minnesota Vikings were her favorite football team and she loved all the dogs and cats Philadelphia could offer. She spoiled her grandchildren at Christmas and would shop year around for that holiday. Her family laughed at her love of Squirt. She could not find it in Philadelphia so she stocked up when in NY! Dawn was pre-deceased by her parents, William and Diane Gascon; and her husband Harry A. Scott. She is survived by her children, Nichole Chapman of Scio, Mike (Kerrin) Chapman of Wayland, Tim (Alicia) Chapman of Geneseo and Joe (Kaylee) Chapman of Atlanta; her grandchildren, Brianna, Brody, Jacob, Peyton, Zoey, Grayson, Emery, Emmett, Sawyer, Aria, Riley, Lydia, Logan and Liam; her siblings, William (Lisa) Gascon of Atlanta and Dianna “Peach” Gascon of Atlanta; her sister and brother in law, Connie and Howard Bradford of DE; along with several nieces and nephews. Dawn’s family and friends are invited to her funeral service on Friday October 25, 2024 at 11am at St. George-Forsythe Funeral Home, 109 West Naples St., Wayland. Interment will take place immediately following at Mt. Vernon Evergreen Cemetery in Springwater. Contributions in memory of Dawn M. Scott may be made to The Hornell Area Humane Society, 7649 Industrial Park Road, Hornell, NY 148432, Lollypop Farm, 99 Victor Rd, Fairport, NY 14450 or to the Avoca FreeLibrary, 18 North Main St., Avoca, NY 14809.