Ruth Jean Scott, 74, of Virginia, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital. She was born August 31, 1947, in Jacksonville, the daughter of Earl Oliver, Sr. and Anna Louise Conner Scott. She is survived by three brothers and two sisters, Earl (Janet) Scott, Jr. of Virginia, Carolyn (Dennis) Brannan of Monticello, IN, Mary (Dennis) Drogan of West Port, CT, Bill (Patti) Scott of Virginia, and John Scott of Virginia (deceased wife, Peggie); and several nieces and nephews and several great nieces and nephews. Ruth was a 1965 graduate of Virginia High School. She helped her mother with her in-home daycare and later worked in the daycare centers at both First Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville and United Methodist Church in Virginia. She later worked in the dietary department at Walker Nursing Home in Virginia. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Virginia where she was involved in the Service Guild. She enjoyed watching the Chicago Cubs and enjoyed baking holiday treats, especially sugar cookies, and giving them to family and friends as gifts. Ruth loved her family, especially her nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, at the Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Virginia, with burial at Walnut Ridge Cemetery. The family will meet friends from 10-11 a.m. prior to the service. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association or Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. Condolences may be sent at buchanancody.com. Visitation Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home, Virginia Chapel Friday, October 08, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 102 S. Cass St. Virginia, Illinois 62691 Funeral Service Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home, Virginia Chapel Friday, October 08, 2021 11:00 AM 102 S. Cass St. Virginia, Illinois 62691