of Mountain Home, AR
January 1, 1975 - March 13, 2019
Oty Lavon Scalise, age 44, of Mountain Home, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on January 01, 1975 to Oty Scalise and Ruth Maxwell in Amarillo, Texas.
Oty was an avid outdoorsman spending as much time as he could outside camping, with his family, horseback riding, or going to soccer practice and games with his children. He worked at Ranger Boats in Flippin for 4 years and spent 7 years of his life in the National Guard achieving the rank Specialist. He and his family are members of the Gassville Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Melissa Scalise of the home; son: Jason Scalise; daughter: Cianna Scalise; parents: Oty (Karen) Scalise and Ruth Maxwell; brothers: Mathew (Vicki) Scalise, Chris Scalise, Bryan (Christy) Scalise; sisters: Becky (Chris) Wade, Alisa (Josh) Maas, and Rachel (Joseph) Flores; many nieces and nephews. He preceded in death by his mothers parents: Jerry and Beatrice Hamby; fathers parents: Otis and Becky Scalise; Great-grandparents: Rufus and Mary Ruth Jones.
A visitation will be held Gassville Baptist Church on Monday, March 18, 2019 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Gassville Baptist Church on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be at Galatia Cemetery following the funeral service.
Oty was such a great person! I’ll never forget how sweet and kind he was to everyone. Continued prayers for you all. God Bless â¤ï¸
Please know we are praying for y'all. He will be missed at church. So sorry for your loss.
You all are in my thoughts and prayers. Oty was special,
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Oty. He was simply the best and continued to smile through all his suffering. He loved and admired his precious family and will continue to do so from heaven. He will remain in your hearts with your precious memories. We are very fortunate to have had the opportunity to cross paths and know him. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Just remember, he never have up nor does he want his family to. Hugs and prayers throughout this difficult time. Love, Chuck and Sharon Sugg
Prayers and hugs for the family. He will be greatly missed and will be watching from above!
We are so very sorry to hear of Otys passing!He was such a sweet young man! You all are in my thoughts and prayers. May you be able to find peace and comfort thru our lord Jesus Christ,
So sorry for your loss . Cherish the memories. Prayers for strength and understanding. Debbie Hamby Gray
I so very sorry to read of Oty's passing. May your family find peace and comfort from "the God of all comfort" (2 Corinthians 1:3&4) during this difficult time.
So sorry to hear about this, He put up a valiant fight, Prayers out to you all
sorry for your loss
with sincere sympathy
Paula Roddy
Praying for Melissa, Cianna, Jason and all of the family he loves so much. Dear Lord, give them peace, strength, love, guidance, bless them, hold them and shield them. Lord put your arms around this family hold them together with your great love. Amen.
Melissa, Cianna, and Jason,
I am so sorry for your loss. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. Your husband and father was such a kind man....I always enjoyed talking to him.
Lauren Stack
Our hearts go out to the family, he will be missed so much. He left way too soon. We are here for anything that you may need
We are so saddened to hear of Otys passing. Please accept our condolences and prayers.
Tried to teach about God shared the love of God. This man was a true inspiration. Never
Stopped smiling even in frustration. Never placed judgment on anyone had faith that everyone had good in them. Showed everyone deserved a chance even if they already had 100s. Pushed everyone to do and be their best. He taught us all so much even if we didn't realize it at the time. I'll never forget what he said to me one time on lunch as we were sharing stories about our kids and about gods blessings he said " Shawn look at this crew all stout big bad hard core dudes we out work 3 crews combined" i laughed said yep southern boys tend to pull their own weight then he said " haha ya but can you imagine if all of them were godly men seeking god! We would be unstoppable. Just imagine." ..... Well oty i know now what that ment! And where I know you are now i hope the sap smells like roses and saw dust taste like candy ! Now you have that godly crew cutting rightofways in heaven!! You will be missed!! Thank you for what u taught me! He taught me not to be scared to speak about god the Bible even when it's not easy or if your the only one there out of 100 people that believes. Thanks Oty my thoughts and prayers to his family i hope this helps you see what this man accomplished for the Lord touched hearts everywhere he walked!
I am so sorry, You, and your kids are in my thoughts and prayers.
Oty was such a wonderful person he was always considerate of others and so nice and one of the good guys, I loved hanging out with him, he will be greatly missed.
Melissa and kids, My heart is just breaking for you all. I am so very sorry and wish there was something I could say or do to help. Know that I will be praying for you. When Jason needs out and about, let me know and him and Colton can go to the park and play. I would love that. Big hug, many prayers, and much love....Valarie
It’s with a heavy heart we express our condolences. Oty has been a part of our family for many years. Joey, Jeff, and Tiffany was either at their house or Oty, Mathew, and Chris would be here. We got to watch Oty grow from a kid to a very fine man. It seemed he always had a smile on his face. Later in life Joey, Mathew, Morgan, Shane, and I were in the guard together. It seems there never was a dull moment. One thing about it though, when a task was put in front of them they got it done. We’re always going to miss Oty. Fly high Oty. Fly with the angles. I know you have already met up with some family and friends.
In closing, our hearts are heavy, our faith let’s us know Oty is in a awesome place free of pain. We will rejoice in the fact God let Oty be a part of our life. We pray that Gods presence be felt by his family. We love you all and pray that peace and comfort cover you all! God Bless each of you.
Melissa and children I send my condolence with you in prayer. to me he'll always be my little oty
He has a special place in my heart he always has. I wish I could have seen you guys more often ,its real sad put on the other hand I'm rejoicing he's with Jesus and my mom and dad Joe and Deb he was a beautiful soul I love you all Aunt Theresa Uncle Greg ,cousin Alan, & Kristopher
You will be missed but always remembered and loved my cousin..we send love and prayers for your family....we will meet again in heaven
I am so sorry to hear about Oty passing. Ruth, my thoughts and prayers are with you as well as with his wife and children. May God comfort you all and give you strength. Hugs and love sent your way.
My prayers and thoughts are with you. God be with you
Melissa I am so sorry for Oty’s passing. He was a great man! You and the kids are in my thoughts and prayers.
Ashley, Kalebb, Logann, Elijahh, and Daniel
Oty was a great man and how he handled the storms of life was a true inspiration. As hard as it is to know that I'll never get to see him or talk to him again on this earth, I rejoice because I have no doubts about where he is spending eternity.
Melissa, Cianna and Jason - You will be in our thoughts and prayers. We are here for you if we can help in any way.