Maxine Ellen Malchow Scott of Pearisburg, VA and Calabash, NC died on August 4, 2026 after an illness. She worked for Gulf and later, when the family moved to Westport, Connecticut, she worked for GE. After a divorce Maxine remarried a fellow engineer, Ray Scott, in 1991. Maxine and Ray moved to SW Virginia in 2003. Maxine is survived by her husband Ray Scott, children Christine Dolde (wife of Charles Jeffries), willow Dolde (parent of Liam Dolde and Allie Dolde), Jason Scott, Amanda Scott, brother Douglas Malchow (husband of Joan Malchow), and sisters-in-laws Raverne McLellan (wife of Edward McLellan) and Carolyn Burrier (wife of Steve Burrier), and Marilyn McAlack and the many warm friends she made in SW Virginia.