Scott Alan David

Scott Alan David

Scott Alan David

1964-2025

Scott Alan David, 60 years old, died on January 7, 2025 in Des Moines, Iowa. Scott was born October 2, 1964 to Roland and Marilyn (Slagle) David.

Scott grew up in Maryville, Missouri and graduated in 1983 from Maryville High School, where he played Tri-Toms in the Marching Spoofhounds. He obtained his Eagle Scout as a member of the United Methodist Church Boy Scout Troop 75 and was active in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say. He enjoyed spending summers at Camp Geiger and Philmont Ranch in New Mexico.

Scott attended Northwest Missouri State University where he was a member of the TKE fraternity, working as a disc jockey at KNIM. After completing broadcasting school in St. Louis, he worked as a disc jockey in Key West, Florida and Lincoln, Nebraska. Scott loved playing the drums and was an encyclopedia of music discography.

Scott moved to the Kansas City area in 2000, where he married Jinni Pike and worked for Hy-Vee as a Meat Cutter and Deli Manager. He subsequently divorced and returned to Maryville where he worked at Kawasaki. He moved to Biloxi, Mississippi for a time, later returning to Maryville, and was living in Des Moines, Iowa at the time of his death.

Scott is preceded in death by his mother, Marilyn (Slagle) David. He is survived by his father, Roland David (Maryville), sister, Traci David and sister-in-law, Janice Broadbent (Salt Lake City, Utah), and daughter and grandson, Shaina and Israel David (Omaha, Nebraska).

Scott will be cremated in Des Moines, and a graveside service will be planned at a later date. A special thanks to staff and Scott’s friends at Hope Ministries Bethel Mission and Door of Faith in Des Moines and Ark of Freedom in Maryville for their kindness and compassion.