FOLLOWING a lifetime in the painting and decorating business, it would be fair to say that Graham Scott brought colour into the lives of everyone he knew. A Souter born and bred, Mr Scott died peacefully at his Hillside Terrace home on Sunday, January 10. He was 87. Graham Scott was born in Selkirk’s Kilncroft on April 12, 1933, to Robert Scott and his wife Jean (whose family name was also Scott). The couple had four other children – Bert, Tom, Margaret and Betty. Educated at Knowepark Primary and Selkirk High School, Graham left school at the age of 14 to begin an apprenticeship with Towns the painters, whose proprietor at that time was Bill Morrison.
RUGBY refereeing has lost one of its leading lights, following the death of Selkirk’s Billy Bryson, who died in the Borders General Hospital on Saturday, January 9, at the age of 84. A life-long interest in rugby union saw Billy quickly rise up through the refereeing ranks, becoming one of the Borders’ most senior whistlers. After injury curtailed his career on the pitch, he switched his energies to supporting referees in an administrative role. A founder member of the Border Rugby Referees Society in 1962, Mr Bryson was widely respected in rugby circles throughout the country. Always willing to lend a hand