Anna Lee Scott

Anna Lee Scott, 87, of Robinson, IL, passed away on January 25, 2026, in the comfort of her home. She was born on November 19, 1938, in Hutsonville, IL, and she carried that river-town steadiness with her for the rest of her life. She grew up in Hutsonville, graduated from Hutsonville High School, and learned early how to hold her own, not with a lot of fuss, but with a quiet resolve that stayed with her. That same resolve followed her into adulthood, especially in the way she worked. Over the years, Anna put in long hours doing factory work at places like Crawford Electronics, Jakel Motors, and Lexel Corporation. She was dependable and tough, the kind of person who showed up, did the job, and kept going, because that is what life required. And Anna was never afraid of what was required.

Of course, work was only one place where Anna carried responsibility. After all, she had so many boys that her friends joked she should be given a pair of combat boots! She could be tough, and she could be direct, and she could hold a line when a line needed to be held. But strength like that, lived out over decades, tends to create something else as well. It makes you the kind of person others lean on. It makes you safe. It makes you steady, like the current of the river she loved to watch flowing. And the river really did feel like it matched her. Anna and her husband, Robert, did a lot of fishing and camping. Still, she enjoyed simply sitting there, drinking a cold one, watching the water move, letting the day settle into something simple. She liked a good country cruise, too, just riding the back roads together, letting the miles roll by for no reason other than it felt good to go.

She could enjoy a quiet stretch of road and a quiet stretch of river, but she was never the kind of person who drifted past others. Anna noticed people. She paid attention. And when someone was hurting or in need, she did not just feel bad for them. She did something about it. Over the years, that turned into a pattern. A way of living. If someone needed a hand, Anna found a way to help. If someone needed a place to go, she made room. If someone needed to talk, she listened. She had a gift for making people feel like they could come as they were. And that's why so many people experienced her as more than a friend or a relative. In a way, she became everybody's mom. She offered shelter in the most ordinary ways, through a door that stayed open and a heart that did, too.

And if you ever wondered what that looked like in real life, you did not have to look far. Anna would give her last dollar to someone who needed it. She had a way of taking other people's burdens seriously, not as someone else's problem, but as a moment to step in and help. Her generosity was not performative. It was practical. It was immediate. It was personal. In the end, that is how so many people will remember her. Not just for the strength it took to carry a life full of responsibility, but for the kindness she chose to show along the way. She loved her family fiercely, and her grandkids in particular were her world. And now, even as we grieve, we do so with gratitude for a life that made so many others feel seen, cared for, and at home.

She is survived by her sons & daughters-in-law, Robert Jr. & Peggy Scott, Rick Scott, Timothy Scott, John Scott & Joanne Fitzsimmons, Michael Scott, and Joseph Scott; by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; her two sisters, Delores Fralicker and Alice May; as well as several nieces and nephews. She married Robert L. Scott on November 19, 1955, and he preceded her in death on May 31, 2014. She was also preceded in death by her son, David Scott; her parents, Leslie Vaughn Lowe & Thelma Grace (Ridgeway) Lowe; her brothers, Charles Lowe and Carlton Lowe; and her sisters, Donna Bryant and Nola Jean Gregory.

In keeping with Anna's wishes, she is to be cremated without public services. The Goodwine Funeral Home in Robinson is assisting the family at this time.