BEAVERTON, OR
Linda Sue Scott, 81, of Beaverton, Oregon, died peacefully Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at her residence. She was born in Indianapolis on March 20, 1942, the daughter of Kenneth Eugene Pedigo and Betty Jo Moore. She grew up in Indianapolis, moving to Nineveh as a teenager, and raising her children in Prince’s Lakes, Nineveh, and Columbus. She moved to Oregon in 2013 to be closer to her children and grandchildren.
Linda’s career as a nurse included tenures at Columbus Hospital, Four Seasons Retirement Center, and Silver Oaks Health Campus Memory Care between 1992 and 2010, when she retired from nursing after 18 years. Prior to her nursing career, she was a teller at Home Federal Bank for 8 years.
In Linda’s free time, she was an avid reader and enjoyed Bible study, drawing, crocheting, doing puzzles, growing houseplants, watching NASCAR, doting on her dog (Joanna) and parakeets, and spending time with her family. She was a devout and compassionate follower of Jesus Christ, an animal lover, and always put others before herself. She was loved and appreciated by her neighbors at Bridge Meadows apartments in Beaverton. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is survived by her children, Sherry (Rob) Harden of Oregon, Yvonne (Cliff) Schellenger of Nevada, Brandon Scott of Texas; four grandchildren: Amanda Boeding, Jacquelyn Harden, Rex Schellenger, Ross Schellenger; and four great-grandchildren, Adelaide Boeding, Thaddeus Boeding, Marjorie Boeding, and Emmaline Harden-Naor; and siblings, Michael (Kelly) Clark, Carl Clark II, and Kenneth (Andrea) Pedigo. She was preceded in death by her son, Raymond Scott, Jr.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 19, 2023 at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home. The service will be conducted by Reverend Rudy Lee; Calling will be from 11 a.m. until the service time at the funeral home. Burial will be at Flat Rock Baptist Cemetery, where Linda will be laid to rest near her son.
Memorials may be made to https://pioneerbible.org/DaveAndAmandaBoeding or Wounded Warriors.
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