SESSER -- Modena Pearl (Veach) Scott, 100, passed away at 2:20 a.m. Monday, March 10, 2014, in Countryside Manor in Mount Vernon. She was born Jan. 10, 1914, in Barren Township, Franklin County, the daughter of Everett and Bertha (Jones) Veach. She married Alfred L. Scott. They had one daughter, Mona Leah. Mrs. Scott is survived by one sister, Mary Przybyl of Shelbyville; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband; her daughter; her parents; three sisters, Leora Eubanks, Wanda Coffman and Mildred Junkins; and her only brother, Joseph Veach. Mrs. Scott lived most of her life in Chicago, where she was employed by Saks Fifth Avenue for many years. Following retirement, she resided in Sesser. She was a devoted homemaker, an excellent cook and hostess and loved reading books from the Sesser library. There will be no services, per her request. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Sesser. Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home in Sesser is in charge of arrangements. Published in The Southern Illinoisan on Mar. 11, 2014 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thesouthern/obituary.aspx?n=modena-scott&pid=170114543#sthash.fXD80nF9.dpuf