Scott had red hair and was very personable, attracting the attention of people, even strangers, who met him. Like many children, he had a favorite blanket, which he dragged around with him until it one day caught on fire from a space heater, after which he never wanted it again. For every year of his four plus years he had bronchitis in the winter, caused by bad tonsils. Because of this he underwent a tonsilectomy, during which he suffered a heart arrest and died a few days later.

Obituary (n.d., presumably from the "Troup [TX] Banner"):

Funeral services for little Scott Dixon [sic] Harris of Temple were conducted Tuesday afternoon with burial in the Temple Cemetery. He was the sone of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Harris, formerly of Troup.

The child died Monday afternoon at five o'clock in Scott & White Hospital in Temple following surgery on Saturday. He would have been five years of age this month.

Survivors other than his parents are Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Harris, of Troup, paternal grandparents; Mr. and Mrs. Dixono [sicl] of Corpus Christi, maternal grandparents; a sister, Angie Harris of Temple; three uncles, Chester Harris of Waco, Bill Harris and Enoch Harris of Troup.

Mr. Harris is pastor of First Baptist Church of Academy at Temple."