Scott County High School Kentucky Alumni Obituaries

Theon (Ted) Howard Payne was born on Nov 19, 1935 to the late Calvin W. Payne and Nona Adeline Johnson Payne in Sandusky, Ohio. As a boy, he went to work with his father at a meat processing plant, having the sweaty job of scraping the hair off scalded hogs. After that, he was never afraid of hard ...

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  Charlene Beville Higdon , 80, of Mt. Washington formerly of Leitchfield, Kentucky passed away Tuesday November 11, 2025. She was a retired from the Jefferson County Public Schools, a 1963 graduate of the old Leitchfield High School, a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Mt. Washin...

Robert (“Bevo”/”Bob”) Franklin Bivens of Elizabethtown, KY died Monday January 5, 2026 surrounded by his family.He was born in Fairfield, Illinois to Everett Franklin Bivens and Myrtle Lucille (Newton) the sixth of seven children. Graduating from Fairfield High School in 1959, he then attended South...

Shirley Chatham Hood a devoted servant of God beloved wife and cherished mother went to her eternal home with her Lord on December 21 2025 at the age of 88. Born on January 29 1937 to the late Emmett and Thelma Whitener Chatham she lived a life that was defined by the grace and love she found in her...

A memorial service will be held at a later date for Mr. Mark E. Mayes age 67 of Richton who passed from this life on December 24 2025 at his residence. Mr. Mayes was a retired Lieutenant with the Kentucky State Police. He proudly served the Commonwealth of Kentucky for 33 years before retiring earni...

Barbara Ann Elliott Yeager 89 of Campton. Kentucky died on November 27 2025. She was born on January 14 1936 in Harlan County Kentucky to the late Colston and Bonnie Elliott. After graduating from Knox County High School she married the late James E. Yeager Sr. in 1953. They had three sons the late ...