Skating legend Barbara Ann Scott to be laid to rest Friday
Posted October 3, 2012 7:15 am.
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FERNANDINA BEACH, FLA (NEWS1130) – Funeral plans have been announced for the only Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal in women’s figure skating.
Barbara Ann Scott died last Sunday at the age of 84 at her Amelia Island, Florida home with her husband Tom King by her side.
Visitation is tomorrow evening at the Oxley-Heard Funeral Home in Fernandina Beach, Fla., followed by a funeral on Friday morning at city’s Bosque-Bello Cemetery.
Born in Ottawa, Scott began skating at age seven and won her gold medal at the 1948 Winter Games in Switzerland. Scott dazzled the world with her grace, beauty and athleticism, winning countless awards, accolades, and honours.
She returned briefly to the public eye as a torch bearer at both the 1988 and 2010 Winter Olympics.
