Wednesday, January 01, 1997

Thursday, December 26, 1996

Howard 'Mo' Scroggins

Sun, The (Baltimore, MD) - December 26, 1996
Deceased Name: Howard "Mo'' Scroggins
once said he'd be better off a-rabbingby truck because he'd wear out "two or three horses'' in a day before he would get tired. And his friends agreed."He just loved being out in the streets walking and talking and having a good time of it -- even if he didn't sell anything,'' said Calvin Weems, a longtime friend. "He just never seemed to get tired. Just pour a little water in him and he can go on forever.''Mr. Scroggins, 50, who died Saturday of heart failure at his West Baltimore home, had been an a-rab for about 15 years and enjoyed selling fruits and vegetables on city streets from a horse-drawn cart.He usually worked the West Baltimore neighborhoods, but some days he wound up near the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Morgan State University."He never put a time limit on how late he stayed out, just until he felt he was finished,'' said his sister Jean Brown of Baltimore. "This was a way for him to make some money, but it was also fun to him.''A small, stocky man who usually wore a wide-brimmed hat, Mr. Scroggins had a distinctive hawker's yell when a-rabbing."He drawed out his words when he was working, like he'd say, 'Graaaapes, 'nanas,' like no one else could. You knew when he was coming,'' Ms. Brown said. "Everyone had a certain flair, like some yell real loud. Mo, he just drawed out his words. He never changed his style, so people would know it was always him.''Mr. Scroggins also had a generous side and frequently gave away some of his produce to those he deemed needy."People would always come up to him and ask for pears or cherries and say they'd pay him back and never would,'' Mr. Weems said. "You can only use the same trick once, so he must've known they really needed it.''A native of Baltimore, Mr. Scroggins attended city public schools and enlisted in the Army in 1964. Upon his discharge in 1967, he worked for many years in the city as a Yellow Cab driver and at the old Montgomery Ward building on Monroe Street.He married Brenda Douglass in 1968; she died in 1988.Some friends believed the real reason Mr. Scroggins was an a-rab was because he enjoyed being around horses."He had a way with horses and he had a way with people, which is all you can ask for anyone who wants to a-rab,'' said Joe Broderick, who worked with Mr. Scroggins from the stables in the Sandtown-Winchester community of West Baltimore.Because of his concern for horses, Mr. Scroggins never rode in the carriage, fearing the additional weight might harm the animal, friends said. He also wouldn't take out the horses on hot days."He just cared about everybody and everything,'' Mr. Broderick said. "There's no other way to describe Mo.''A private service is planned.Other survivors include his mother, Iris Smith of Baltimore; a brother, Charles Scroggins of Catonsville; and a sister, Cloris Cannon of Baltimore.Pub Date: 12/26/96
Sun, The (Baltimore, MD) 
Date: December 26, 1996
Edition: FINAL
Page: 5B
Record Number: 0000361063
Copyright (c) 1996 The Baltimore Sun Company

Wednesday, December 25, 1996

Scroggins, Earl Dean Smitherman (17 Feb 1928 - 25 Dec 1996) [48825:3; rm:48657; FaG:184243255]

Scroggins, Earl Dean Smitherman (17 Feb 1928 - 25 Dec 1996) [48825:3; rm:48657; FaG:184243255].

Father:
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Mother:
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Spouse: Scroggins, Kenneth Curtis (29 Jun 1924 - 17 Jun 2015) [40558:3; rm:40314; FaG:148091087].

Source:
(Updated Dec 2018)

Thursday, December 12, 1996

Death: Jack Dewey Scroggins

12 May 1945 - 12 Dec 1998 [26423]
Resident of Denton County, TX
Husband of Mrs. Vivian Anne Graham Scroggins [40077]
[Not found in SSDI]
(corrected 13 May 2009)

Tuesday, November 12, 1996

Wednesday, September 25, 1996

Wilba May Scoggins [26137]

Paper: State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Deceased: Wilba M. Scoggins CARROLLTON -- Wilba Mae Scoggins
Date: September 25, 1996

85, of Carrollton died Tuesday at Boyd Memorial Hospital.

Survivors; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Barb) Goodall of Joplin, Mo.; a son, Wayne Scroggins of Carrollton; 13 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a brother, Leroy Scoggins of Carrollton.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Airsman-Hires Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial: Richwoods Cemetery west of Carrollton.

Section: LOCAL
Page: 11

All content is (c) Copyright 1996 The State Journal-Register, a division of Copley Press, Inc. All rights reserved. No material may be reproduced electronically or in print without written permission.

[Note: 2nd great granddaughter of Allen Scroggins (23267).]

Thursday, September 05, 1996

Scroggins, Eutha Pearline {McNinch) (23 Jan 1925 - 5 Sep 1996) [52762].

Scroggins, Eutha Pearline {McNinch) (23 Jan 1925 - 5 Sep 1996) [52762].
Memphis Commerncial Appeal, Pearline Scroggins McNinch, 6 Sep 1996 [Newsbank]
(Updated 8 Jan 2014)

Friday, August 16, 1996

ROBERT ELMER SCROGGINS

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - August 16, 1996
Deceased Name: ROBERT ELMER SCROGGINS
ROBERT ELMER SCROGGINS, 76, of Byhalia, Miss., retired landscaper, died of pneumonia Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery East. He was a staff sergeant in the Army during World War II. Mr. Scroggins, the husband of Ada Scroggins, also leaves a son, Roy Elmer Scroggins of Byhalia; two sisters, Inez Vanstory of Henning, Tenn., and Dorothy Vandergrift of Dallas; three brothers, A. G. Scroggins of Burlison, Tenn., Erskine Scroggins of Memphis and Chester Scroggins of Booneville, Miss., and three granddaughters.

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN)
Date: August 16, 1996
Edition: Final
Page: A12
Record Number: 9608170053
Copyright (c) 1996 The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN

Sunday, December 31, 1995

Leola D. Scroggins (24 Aug 1903 - 30 Dec 1995) [42569]

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA) - December 31, 1995
Deceased Name: Leola D. Scroggins
Leola D. Scroggins, 92, of Columbus, died Saturday at Muscogee Manor nursing home.

The graveside funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at Riverdale Cemetery, according to Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mrs. Scroggins was born Aug. 24, 1903, in Cleburne County, Ala., daughter of Hattie [42576] and Joel Daugherty [42575]. She retired from Bibb Manufacturing Co. after 45 years, lived in Columbus most of her life, and was a member of Porter Memorial Baptist Church. She was the widow of Jess G. Scroggins [42570].

Survivors include a son, Allen R. Scroggins [42572] of Birmingham, Ala.; a daughter, Pauline D. Register [42573] of Columbus; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations may go to Porter Memorial Baptist Church, 90 40th St., Columbus, Ga. 31904.

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)
Date: December 31, 1995
Edition: FIRST
Page: C11
Record Number: 9512300123
Copyright (c) 1995 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Monday, September 04, 1995

Scroggins, Bill Richard (4 Aug 1939 - 4 Sep 1995) [46564].

Scroggins, Bill Richard (4 Aug 1939 - 4 Sep 1995) [46564].
Brother of Scroggins, Chalmas 'Sam' (25 Oct 1925 - 7 Jun 2002) [34621].
Commercial Appeal, Bill R. Scroggins, 6 Sep 1995 [Newsbank]
The State [Columbia, SC], Bill Scroggins, 5 Sep 1995 [Newsbank]
Find A Grave, Bill R Scroggins, 22 Oct 2013 [17 Jan 2016]
(Updated 17 Jan 2016).

Friday, August 11, 1995

Carrie M. Scroggins (16 Dec 1905 - 10 Aug 1995) [29209]

Obituary - Alton (Illinois) Telegraph, 11 August 1995

Carrie Scroggins

ALTON - Carrie M. Scroggins, 89, died at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, 1995, at Blue Fountain Manor in Godfrey.


She was a licensed practical nurse and worked for the state of Illinois in several agencies.  She loved nursing and caring for people and did so for 40 years.  An avid cook and singer, she loved sewing and craft work.  She was a member of the Rebekkah Lodge in Alton.


Born Dec. 16, 1905, in Craighead County, Ark., she was a daughter of the late John Wilson and Ruth Pauline (West) Booten.


She married James "Guy" Scroggins Nov. 12, 1942 in St. Charles, Mo.  He died Sept. 1, 1977.
Surviving are two sisters, Dorothy Montague and Grace Frohock, both of Alton; two nieces, Dorothy Faye Murray of Algones, N. M., and Barbara Kay Lolley of Little Rock, Ark.; a nephew, Jerry Montague of Godfrey; six great-nieces and great-nephews; and three great-great-nieces and great-great nephews.


Two infant brothers preceded her in death.


Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Gent Funeral Home in Alton.


Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bethany Baptist Church, 4712 N. Alby, Godfrey, with the Rev. Trennis Killian officiating.


Visitation and viewing will take place at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Hill Cemetery in Harrisburg, with graveside services to follow.


Memorials may be made to the church, where she was a member.