James Scott Demorest, age 61, of Hohenwald, died Saturday, November 22, 2003, in Bryson City N.C. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 29, 2003, at 1:00 PM in the McDonald Funeral Home Chapel. Bill Webb will officiate. Burial will follow in the Napier Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Karen Demorest, three sons, James Alan Demorest, II of Steamboat Springs, CO, David Demorest of Tupelo MS., and Mark Scott Demorest of Columbia. Also a daughter, Melanie Spell of Yazoo, MS. One brother Daniel Demorest of Myrtle Beach SC, two sisters, Jeannie Westenberger of Virginia and Suzie Moore of Myrtle Beach, SC. Four grandaughters, Jessica and Amber Demorest of Tupelo MS, and Kristin and Alisa Demorest of Columbia. Three grandsons, Zachary Spell of Yazoo MS. and Jared Scott and Mark Thomas Demorest of Columbia. Mr. Demorest was the son of the late James A. and Nancy Cash Demorest. He was born March 9, 1942 in Columbus, Ohio. He was a veteran of the United States Marines serving during the Vietnam era. He was an employee of Domino Pizza Corporation.

Information received from Richard Tate, Funeral Director for the McDonald Funeral Home, Hohenwald, TN.