Richland resident Cleo Mae Scott (nee White) departed this earth for heavenly shores on April 5, 2023. She was born on May 30, 1926 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was raised and attended school in Albuquerque and at the University of New Mexico where she met the love of her life, Mr. Courtney Denny Scott, whom she married on Dec 22, 1946. They remained married until he preceded her in death in 1985. They lived and raised their family in New Mexico, Kentucky, Idaho, Maryland, and Richland. She was a great mother and an active and talented ceramicist and china painter and won numerous awards. She is survived by her sister, Mrs. Annie English of Priest River, ID, and 3 children – Courtney Jr of Colorado Springs, Nancy Cross of San Antonio TX, and Stanley Scott of Kennewick, and by 7 grandchildren and 1 great-grand child.