Yvonne Scott
1954-2003
Yvonne Scott, 49, of Ashland, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, in University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington after a sudden illness.
She was born March 1, 1954, in Birmingham, Ala., a daughter of Adele Williams Scott of Ashland and the late Willie G. Scott.
She was also preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Mary M. Smith, who died Dec. 24, 2003.
A faithful member of Christ Temple Church, she was the Outreach Director, Young Peoples President, former choir member, Sunday School teacher, and a powerful evangelist, member of Senior Missionary, and a 1996 graduate of Rio Grande College. She was a retired registered nurse with VA Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va., safety officer at the VA Medical Center for the Skin-Care teams and other quality assurance programs.
Survivors include two brothers, Erwin K. (Vickie) Scott of Ashland and Abraham Johnson of Prattville, Ala.; five sisters, Sha'ri D. (Newman) Birchfield of Columbus, Ohio, Thelma Nord, Evangelist Barbara Stewart, Brenda Curtis, and Jeanette Davis, all of Birmingham; two nieces, Misty Hydrick of Ashland and Anita Justice of Nashville, Tenn.; one nephew, Erwin K. Scott Jr.; one great niece, Ciera McDowell; and three goddaughters, Tia Jordan, Gloria Booth, and Jacquelin Wilson; four precious friends, Jessie Coleman, Mary Joi Banks, Deborah Jones, and Kathy Wilson; and a host of family and friends.
A joint funeral service for Ms. Scott and her grandmother will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at the Christ Temple Church in Ashland by Suffragan Bishop Elzy Thomas. Burial will be in the Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church under the direction of the Steen Funeral Home - Central Avenue Chapel.
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