Caroline Elizabeth (Jahn) Scott

Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth (Jahn) Scott of Burkesville, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 5:30 A.M. at her residence in Cumberland County, Kentucky having attained the age of 88 years and 11 months. She was born on Thursday, November 11, 1937, in Evansville, Indiana, the daughter of the late Vincent Andrew & Virginia (Ruschmeier) Jahn. Caroline was a graduate of the University of Evansville, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Home Education. She was a retired home education teacher. Caroline enjoyed spending her time reading and liked to cook. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Howard Scott; her parents; brother, Robert Frederick Jahn; and nephew, Timothy Chan Jahn.

She is survived by her stepson, Michael Scott of Apple Valley, California; niece, Elizabeth Jahn Trinity; nephew, Mark Leonard Jahn; along with other relatives and friends.

The funeral service will be conducted on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Christian Chapel Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest beside her husband, Carl Scott.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to a local charity of the donor's choice.

Norris-New Funeral Home of Burkesville, Kentucky, is honored to be in charge of all arrangements. 

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