Mr. Jimmy R. Scott, age 79 of Elkton, passed away at 1:00 a.m., Monday, March 20, 2023, at his residence.
Services for Mr. Scott will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Latham Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Davenport officiating. Services will be live-streamed at lathamfuneralhome.com.
Burial will follow in the Glenwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 10:00 a.m. Sunday until the time for the service.
Mr. Scott was born September 4, 1943 in Todd County. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Elkton. Mr. Scott had served on the Elkton City Council. He loved his family, enjoyed his antique tractors, and working outside. He was a retired truck driver and was the former owner and operator of Jimmy R. Scott Trucking.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Merrill B. and Jennie Olis Armor Scott, his daughter, Sarita Scott Jones; his brothers, Harold Ray Scott, Bobby Scott, and Glenn Scott; also his sister, Linda Scott Settle.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Rantha Scott; his son, Joseph Scott of Hopkinsville; his daughters, Sharon Willis and her husband, John of Clarksville, Tenn., and Jennifer Scott Berry and her husband Craig of Daysville; his grandchildren, Shayla Berry, Abigayle Berry, Scottie Berry, Dominique Willis and Jonathan Willis and 5 Great Grandchildren.
