Francis Scot Fitzgerald

November 29, 1983 - March 5, 2016

Francis Scot Fitzgerald, 32, of Murrayville passed away Saturday, March 05, 2016 at the Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. He was born, Nov. 29, 1983, in Springfield, the son of Clarence Francis and Becky Gaile Starr Fitzgerald. Scot married Danielle Lee Suttles, May 27, 2006, at the Koinonia Retreat Center in Murrayville. Surviving is his wife, Danielle of Murrayville; children, four year old, Colton Francis and four month old, Fynlee Elizabeth; parents, Francis and Becky Fitzgerald of Murrayville; brother, Cody Fitzgerald of St. Louis, MO; grandparents, Mary Lou Fitzgerald of Humboldt and Elizabeth Ann Leesman of Mason City; and father and mother-in-law, William and Darlene Suttles of Jacksonville. He was preceded in death by two grandfathers, Clarence Fitzgerald Jr. and Clark Hye Leesman. Scot was a member of the Murrayville United Methodist Church. He devoted his life to public service. He was a dedicated South Jacksonville police officer, a past Scott County Sheriff’s Deputy, Winchester and Bluffs police office, and a present EMT for the Murrayville-Woodson EAS and Winchester EMS. He was a volunteer fire fighter for the Murrayville Fire District and a member of the Morgan County 911 Board. Scot had recently been selected as a member of the Special Response Team in Morgan County. He loved being a policeman, firefighter, and EMT. Above all, he was a loving husband, father, son, and brother. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Mar. 9, 2016, at the First Christian Church in South Jacksonville with interment in the Murrayville City Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 2:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the church. Memorials are suggested to the Fitzgerald children, c/o Daws Family Funeral Home 508 W. Vandalia Rd. South Jacksonville, IL 62650.