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Hettie Pearl (Voorhies) Scott, 91, of Franklin, IN, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at Christina Place in Franklin, IN. She was born March 14, 1925 in Harrodsburg, KY to Lee Roy Voorhies and Mary M. (Carter) Voorhies. She married Edwin E. Scott on September 25, 1949 at Second Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Franklin, IN, he preceded her in death on December 21, 1985.
Hettie was a 1944 graduate of Clark Township High School in Johnson County and the Indianapolis Business College. She had worked for the State of Indiana, and the State Board of Accounts before her marriage to Edwin. She later farmed alongside her husband and family at their family farm near Smileys Mill east of Franklin, IN. She was a member of Second Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Franklin, IN, where she served as Deaconess, Sunday school teacher and active in the Women’s Missionary Society. She was a member of Shiloh Ladies Aid, Past President of Johnson County Extension Homemakers, the Friendly 25 Extension Homemakers Club, Pleasant Hour Club, and Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority. She also had been the moderator for the Johnson County Baptist Association. She was an excellent seamstress, knitter, and enjoyed living on the family farm.
Survivors include her daughter Vivian L. Greeson (Floyd) of Franklin, IN; her son Ray A. Scott of Franklin, IN; granddaughter Makayla R. Greeson of Franklin, IN; sister-in-law Eleanor Karr (James) of Indianapolis, IN; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lee Roy Voorhies and Mary M. (Carter) Voorhies; her husband Edwin E. Scott; and her brother Dr. William T. Voorhies.
The Reverends Dan McCollough and Homer Ford will conduct a service Friday, January 13, 2017 at 2PM at Swartz Family Community Mortuary and Memorial Center, 300 South U.S. 31 (Morton Street) in Franklin, IN. Friends may call Thursday, January 12, 2017 from 4-8PM at the mortuary. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, IN. Memorial contributions may be made to Second Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 1540 North 800 East, Franklin, IN, 46131. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.swartzmortuary.com. Information at 317-738-0202.