Location: 248 E. College Avenue, Ashburn, GA
Date: March 3, 2026

David Baldwin: “This is the Scott apartments built by W.R. Scott (1889-1953). He is the great-grandfather of Georgia representative Austin Scott. Jack Austin Scott (1920-2001), the son of W.R. Scott, was a Prisoner of War during World War II.”

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2nd Lt. Jack Austin Scott

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Obituary for Captain Jack Austin Scott

The Tifton Gazette (December 14, 2001)
Jack Austin Scott, 80, of Ashburn, died December 12, 2001, at Tift Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Graveside services were held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn.

A native and lifelong resident of Ashburn, Mr. Scott was the son of Dr. W. R. Scott and Susie Tyler Scott, both deceased. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Raines Scott, who died October 8, 1994, and an infant son.

Mr. Scott was the retired manager of Kaiser Chemicals and the founder of Scott Oil Company. He was a member of the Ashburn First Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School for many years. Mr. Scott served as mayor of Ashburn from 1959-60.

He served in the U. S. Army during World War II as a First Lt. with the 301st Bomber Group, where he was a B-17 pilot. Mr. Scott was in air combat in Sicily, Naples, Georgia, Balkans, and Europe. His bomber was shot down over the Mediterranean, and he spent 18 months in a German POW camp. He received the Prisoner of War Metal, Army of Occupation Medal, European-African-Middle Easter Theater Service Metal, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Medical with four Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters and two Purple Hearts. Mr. Scott was honorably discharged as a captain from the USAF Reserve June 4, 1957.

He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Scott of Ashburn; one son and daughter-in-law; one daughter and son-in-law; one step son; three step daughters; six grandchildren; one grandchild; several step-grandchildren and two nieces.