BOURBON – Phyllis L. Scott, 93, formerly of 1206 N. Main St. in Bourbon, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, at 3:42 a.m. at Signature HealthCare of Bremen.
Phyllis was born the daughter of John G. Anglin and Mary Agnes Hatfield Anglin on May 30, 1926, in Etna Green. She was a graduate of Bourbon High School class of 1944. Phyllis worked for Harmony Press and the Bourbon News Mirror. She was also a member of the Bourbon First United Methodist Church and a member of the Delta Theta Tau Soriority in the Bourbon area.
Phyllis married Russell Scott on Feb. 24, 1946. He preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were three brothers, one sister and a great-grandson, Jack.
She is survived by her two daughters: Phyllis Jeannette (Steve) Watkins, of Bourbon; and Jolene (Ross) Swinehart, of Goshen. She was blessed with five grandchildren who survive: Matthew Scott and wife (Stephanie) Schoenherr, Todd Jason and wife (Meredith) Schoenherr, Joshua Jonnard and wife (Megan) Schoenherr, Suzanne Stevette and husband (Chad) Baugh, Grant Watkins (Brittany Hawkins); and nine great-grandchildren. Phyllis also has one surviving sister, Mrs. Max (Margaret) Weakly, of Bourbon.
A funeral service to celebrate Phyllis’s life will be Saturday, Jan. 11 in the Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home, 115 S. Main St., Bourbon. The family will receive friends from noon until the time of service at 2 p.m. in the funeral home on Saturday.
Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Bourbon.
Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home is privileged to be entrusted in assisting Phyllis’s family with arrangements.
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Memorials to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or a charity of your choice.
Friends are invited to sign the online guest book and share memories of Velma with her family at www.deatonclemensfh.com.
