He was born June 23, 1936, in Minford, Ohio to the late Rev. Thomas Gaylord Scott and Norma May Scott.

 He was a 1954 graduate of Minford High School, an U.S. Army veteran and a retired member of International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 80 in Winfield, WV.

Virgil is survived by one son, Gregory (Beverly) Thompson of Wheelersburg; two brothers, Gayle "Junior" (Joan) Scott of Sanibel Island, FL, and David (Dorothy) Scott of Wheelersburg; two sisters, Lelia (Robert - deceased) Gilmore of Wheelersburg and Ella (John) Coburn of Portsmouth; two grandchildren, Olivia (Adam) Riggs and Oliver Thompson; three great-grandchildren, Zachary, Tryston and Luke; one sister-in-law, Rosemary Scott of Miamisburg, OH; seven nephews; and five nieces. 

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, James Scott. 

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at 1 p.m. at the Harrison-Pyles Funeral Home in Wheelersburg, with Pastor Bradley Brandt.  Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.  Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. and one hour before the services on Wednesday.  Military graveside services will be conducted by James Dickey Post No.23 American Legion.