A glimpse into the past: Growing up in Lamont

Submitted by Rebekah Sheats A glimpse into the life of the Thomas Scott family offers a fascinating picture of what life was like in Lamont during the 1940s and 1950s. Thomas was the second son of Sam Scott and his wife Viola Timmons. Born in 1944, Thomas doesn’t remember WWII, but he has vivid memories of growing up in Lamont’s rural farming community. As a young child, Thomas began helping his mother in the kitchen. “Whatever needed to be done, I did it,” he noted. He shelled peas