Eastern Shore Post

June 6, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Gilberta “Bunny” Scott

Apr 10, 2026 | Obituaries

Mrs. Gilberta H. “Bunny” Scott was called from labor to reward March 31, 2026.

She was born  June 3, 1940, in Princeton, N.J., to Nancy and George M. Scott. She attended  Princeton Public Schools and graduated from  Princeton High School as well as Wilfred Academy for cosmetology.

She enjoyed music, dancing, and traveling. She lived in various places, including California, Chicago, Bimini in the Bahamas, and North Carolina, before falling in love with the Eastern Shore in Virginia.

Bunny married the love of her life, Ronald (Butch) Scott, Dec. 19, 2011, in Exmore.

She was a former member of the Cornerstone Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Exmore.

She was a breast cancer survivor  as well as an advocate for Alzheimer’s disease, and she fundraised and walked to support research for both. Bunny was also well known for her zucchini bread!

She was loved by many and leaves to mourn her passing her husband, Ronald (Butch) Scott; her sister, Marsha Winston; her niece and nephew, Denise Albert and Dwight Bullock; her great-niece and great-nephews, Ayana Murray, Marshaun Walker, Christopher Jackson, and Chloe Rice; her cousins; and a host of friends and family.