Walter Scott Aldrich, III

Obituaries

Tuesday, 03 May 2022 11:47

Walter Scott Aldrich, III, 70 of Scottsboro, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022 at Shepherd’s Cove Hospice in Albertville, Ala.
Scott was born on September 11, 1951 in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. He graduated from Shorewood High School in Shorewood, Wis. and Shimer College in Mt. Carroll, Ill. After meeting his wife, Mazie, Scott moved to Scottsboro and the two were married on January 1, 2003. They worked together to establish Aldrich Publishing, LLC and produced a local hunting and fishing magazine, The Sportsman’s Journal, which was distributed throughout North Alabama. Soon thereafter, Scott and Mazie had a vision to grow their business, and on July 13, 2006 they published the first issue of The Clarion Newspaper.

Scott is survived by his sisters; Sarah Aldrich Marx of Boulder, Colo., Mary Aldrich of Madison, Wis. and Deborah Aldrich Becker of Boulder, Colo.; children, Jennifer Kovelan of Hopkins, Minn., Karen Aldrich Hernandez of Saint Augusta, Minn., Keri (Bradley) Coots of Scottsboro, and Brad (Esther) Smith of Huntsville; grandchildren, Alex (Brandi) Kovelan, Veronica Kovelan, Matthew Kovelan, Miles Hernandez and Adelyn Coots; and his beloved furry friend, Mitzi.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Scott and Sarah Jane Calef Aldrich; and his wife, Mazie Tubbs Aldrich.