Daniel Scott, 73, Fedora

By Mitchell Now November 5, 2021 7:12 am

Daniel Scott, 73, Fedora, S.D., died Tuesday, Nov. 2, in Avera McKennan Hospital.

A funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, at Bittner Funeral Chapel in Mitchell, S.D. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery in Mitchell.

Arrangements by Bittner Funeral Chapel.

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