R.A. “Buddy” Scott

September 29, 1946 – February 3, 2026

Ray Allon Scott (best known as Buddy Scott) was born September 29, 1946, in Highlands, Texas (near Channelview, Texas), and died February 3, 2026, in Houston, Texas at the age of 79.

He was born as the son of James Radnal “Scotty” Scott. His father was born in Huntsville, Arkansas, on December 31, 1917, and died in Zavalla, Texas, at age 70, on August 15, 1988. Scotty worked as a carpenter and welder at the Houston Ship Channel and as a field superintendent in commercial construction.

Buddy Scott’s mother was Dorthy Christine (Coble) Scott. She was born April 16, 1924, in Point Pleasant, Missouri, and died on September 21, 2004, in Lake Jackson, Texas. Christine was a bookkeeper, cosmetologist and a beloved Christian counselor. Affectionately nicknamed “Livewire” by those in her support groups for the divorced and grieving, she was Buddy’s sidekick in ministry for almost a quarter of a century. Buddy and his mother and father are now reunited in heaven.

Scotty and Christine were married in 1940. They had two children: William Hayden “Bill” Scott and Ray Allon “Buddy” Scott.

Buddy’s ancestry was 86.6% British and Irish, 9.7% French and German, 2% Spanish and Portuguese, 1% Ghanaian, Liberian, and Sierra Leonean, and traces of others.

Buddy Scott is survived by his children: Shane Allon Scott, Steven Lane Scott, and Shelley Dawnee Scott, and also by his grandchildren.

Buddy received his local minister’s license at the age of 15 (1962), his district minister’s license when he was 16 (1963), and he began to speak for weekend youth revivals during high-school years. He organized a Christian club on the campus of C.E. King High School, and he served as its president for two years. At 18, his first magazine article was printed in a national magazine. He was ordained as a minister in the Church of the Nazarene when he was 22 (1969). He later voluntarily returned his ordination papers to his denomination because he felt led of God to minister interdenominationally and ecumenically.

As a minister in the Church of the Nazarene, he served a student pastorate in Port Neches, Texas, pastored a church in Aurora, Colorado, and was the first full-time pastor of Lake Jackson Church of the Nazarene. As an associate pastor, he served on the staff of Lakewood Church of the Nazarene, Lakewood, Colorado (near Denver), and Sapulpa Church of the Nazarene, Sapulpa, Oklahoma (near Tulsa).

In interdenominational ministry, Buddy Scott, while in Colorado, served as a board member for the Rocky Mountain Evangelical Church School Association and the Makahiki organization (Makahiki is a Hawaiian word that means take a break from warfare and celebrate what’s good about life. The ministry arranged paid vacations for ministers and missionaries to take a break from “warfare” and celebrate [enjoy a vacation])

Buddy Scott served, since 1975, as executive director of His Love Counseling Services and a Christian counselor. In addition, he was the religion and family counseling columnist for The Facts newspaper since 1973, and the author of three books, one of which was a seminary textbook on counseling parents of rebellious adolescents and was translated in French and Russian, and several magazine articles. During the turn of the century, he was a guest on 100 radio and television programs, some including national networks, counseling callers live from throughout the nation. He was also a keynote speaker for parenting seminars and family conferences throughout the United States. He taught counseling technique to school counselors, professional counselors, public and private school teachers, foster parents, staff of youth homes and church staff.

Buddy enjoyed radio and operated a station and was an on-air personality as a disc jockey who played Christian music. He had his own program on three stations–KFMK, KBRZ, and KGOL—The Elevator, lifting lives with His Love.

As a Christian counselor, he specialized with preadolescents and adolescents and their families. Thousands of children will remember him as the sensitive, silver-haired, one-legged gentleman with a full gray beard to whom they could talk, who intently listened to them, loved them, respected them, planned their futures with them and who brought healing to their lives. Buddy had pled with God in his youth that he be made an instrument of physical healing; but God molded him into an emotional and social healer.

Among the people who sought out Buddy Scott for counseling were physicians, nurses, surgery technicians, EMTs, peace officers, security officers, prison guards, judges, politicians, public and private school teachers, principals, school counselors, presidents of companies, engineers, welders, crane operators, port employees, a nuclear engineer, an attorney for an NFL team, a girlfriend of a Mexican Cartel, a girl rider in Hell’s Angels, and, memorably, he enjoyed two meals with the get-away driver of the Bonnie and Clyde Gang, Floyd Hamilton who had been on the FBI Most-Wanted list and who had served time in Alcatraz, Leavenworth, and the Texas Department of Corrections.

For almost eight years, Buddy served as Chaplain of the Brazoria County Jail as appointed by Sheriff Robert Gladney (where he was almost murdered). At the time, there were 4,000 bookings per year. Also, Buddy served as a counselor in Brazoria County Juvenile Detention under Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, Sterling Laird.

However, Buddy’s first love was to coach kids and families along life’s journey. The pain that he alleviated and all the healing that he inspired was his fulfillment. The help that he gave in his writing, speaking and counseling is his legacy and continues to minister beyond his earthly tenure. He now resides in heaven, beyond any unjust and careless criticism of a few people who couldn’t hold a candle beside the depth of his love, compassion, graciousness, generosity, and accomplishments. He left earth apologizing for any and all of his failures and shortcomings. He died knowing that he had tried hard to be the quality of person God wanted him to be. He stood up for God, His Son and His Holy Spirit, defending the Divine Trinity all his life.

Buddy has requested that in lieu of flowers, gifts be made to His Love Christian Services, Inc. which will carry on his legacy by continuing to provide counseling and healing for the community.

Buddy was a certified SCUBA diver and a certified SCUBA instructor, certified by the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI). He was a licensed massage therapist and a licensed massage-therapist instructor (college level).

The Memorial Service and Celebration for Buddy Scott will be held on Friday, March 13, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Doris Williams Civic Center, 333 Hwy. 332 E Lake Jackson, Texas 77566. For information, call His Love at 979-297-3236.