Cleo Scales Good, 92, died on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Cleo had an extraordinary life.
Cleo was born and raised in Ewing, near the Cumberland Gap. She lived on a farm without indoor plumbing. Cleo was self-reliant and quickly mastered cooking, gardening, sewing, crocheting, quilting, and many other skills.
Cleo married Andrew Scales when she was 17 years old. Cleo and Andrew moved to Urbanna, where Andrew became the general manager of Barnhardt Duck Farm. Cleo and Andrew raised five children. Andrew died suddenly of a heart attack in 1975. Cleo remained in the family home behind Christchurch School on the Rappahannock River, an area she loved and never wanted to leave.
