Note from: Jo Ann Scroggins

I've been working on my Scroggins branches on my family tree. My 1st cousin, 3X removed was Earl Leonard Scroggins Sr. I found his memorial on Find A Grave (memorial #116255844) and there is a note that Earl died while at work at the Scroggins Funeral Home in 1955. His place of death is listed as Cheyenne, Roger Mills, OK.

1925 Kansas census lists Earl's occupation as an undertaker. In the 1930 Census, he is living in Sayre, OK. Under occupation, it lists Undertaker, Killough Mortuary, and then what looks like "Hullussa" but is probably Hullum (see obit below). 1940 census, he is still in Sayre but is the funeral director for President Funeral Home. His wife is listed as "lady attendant" at the same funeral home.

Earl had 2 sons, Earl Jr and Jack. He also had a daughter Patricia.

His obituary:
Earl L. Scroggins died suddenly Sunday following a heart attack at his
funeral home in Cheyenne, Oklahoma.
Mr. Scroggins was born November 12, 1900 in Bolivar, Mo.
He was married June 1, 1922 to Anita Heberely at Minneapolis, Kansas.
He was a member of the Baptist church, Masonic and IOOF lodges. He was
a graaduate of Cincinatti School of mortuary Science. He was a former
president of the Southwest Funeral Director Association and had served on
the Board of the Oklahoma Funeral Directors association. He was past
president of the Sayre Rotary and had served on the City Council.
He is survived by his wife of the home address; three children, Earl
Jones of Elk City, Oklahoma, Jack T., Amarillo, Texas and Mrs. Bill
Grimes of Purcell, Oklahoma.
Services were held in the First Baptist church, Sayre Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock with Rev. Leonard Cronin, officiating.
Interment was in the Sayre-Doxey cemetery, Sayre, Beckham County,
Oklahoma with the Martin-Hullum Funeral home in charge of arrangements.
Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 1955.

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Jack Terrell Scroggins, 52, of Cheyenne, died Saturday, June 12, 1982 
in Cheyenne, Oklahoma.  Services were Monday at 2 p.m. in the 
Cheyenne First Baptist Church with Loyd Martin and Aubrey Cowan 
officiating.  Burial was at Sayre-Doxey Cemetery, Sayre, Oklahoma 
under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service of Cheyenne.

Mr. Scorggins was born December 26, 1929 at Sayre.  He attended Sayre 
schools where he graduated in 1947.  He was a graduate of 
Southwestern State University in Weatherford.  He coached and taught 
in Clinton, Boise City, Reydon, Lexington, Nebraska, Amarillo, and 
Borger, Texas before moving to Cheyenne in 1959. 

He owned and operated the Scroggins and Son Funeral Home, from 1960 
to 1976.

Jack was baptized in the First Baptist Church of Sayre at the age of 9.

Jack was an avid sports fan and loved young people.

He was preceded in death by his father and one brother.

Survivors are his mother, Anita Scroggins, of Cheyenne; two 
daughters, Debra Smith of Woodward and Jackie Lee Scroggins of 
Hinton; three sons, Terrell Scroggins of Crawford, Russ Scroggins of 
Oklahoma City; and Chris Scroggins of Woodward; one sister, Mrs. Bill 
(Patricia Ann) Grimes of Oklahoma City; four grandchildren.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK, June 1982

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Anita Heberly Scroggins's obit:

"Anita was born July 1, 1903 to Harrison and Rachel Heberly at Minneapolis, Kansas and passed Thursday, March 14, 1985 in the Roger Mills Memorial Hospital at the age of 81 years, 8 months and 14 days.

Anita married Earl L. Scroggins June 23, 1923 at Minneapolis, Kansas. After their marriage they owned and operated the Scroggins Mortuary in Wathena, Kansas, then after they moved to Enid, Oklahoma until 1929 when they moved to Sayre, Oklahoma where they owned and operated the Scroggins Funeral Home until 1961. Anita owned and operated Anita's Flower Shop in Sayre for several years.

They owned and operated the Scroggins Funeral Home and Flower Shop in Cheyenne, Oklahoma for several years. Anita was a licensed funeral director and had been a floral designer since 1948.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church since 1936. She was a member of the Sayre Order of Eastern Star Chapter III, where she served as Worthy Matron in 1938. She received her 50 year pin in 1984. Past president of the "As You Like It Club", past president of the Sayre B & PW Club, had served as secretary of the Sayre and Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce.

Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, 2 sons, 3 brothers, 1 sister, 1 granddaughter and 1 grandson.

Survivors include 1 daughter, Patricia Ann and son-in-law, Bill Grimes of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 2 sisters: Mrs. Hazel Smith, Minneapolis, Kansas and Mrs. Opal Collister, Boise, Idaho; 9 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were conducted Saturday, March 16, 1985 at 2:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Cheyenne and A.L. Martin and Willard Cox officiating. Burial followed in the Sayre-Doxey Cemetery, Sayre, Oklahoma under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service of Cheyenne.

Pallbearers were: Terrell Scroggins, Chris Scroggins, Kevin Smith, Bill Grimes, Steve Grimes and Mark Grimes. Honorary pallbearers were: J. Warren Chalfant, Gerold Bibb and Bill Spence."

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK, March 1985