Geraldine Scruggs' Obituary
Geraldine House Scruggs passed away peacefully on June 7, 2026. Daughter of Lorraine and Thomas House, she was born on January 17, 1927, in Memphis, Tennessee. She graduated from Central High School in 1944. She attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, for one year before returning to Memphis, where she graduated from Rhodes College in 1948. Following graduation, she taught fourth grade for one year before attending Miller-Hawkins Business School. She later worked for Anderson-Clayton Cotton Company and Goodbody & Company.
On April 19, 1952, Geraldine married Albert Morton Scruggs Jr. They shared 53 wonderful years of marriage. She was preceded in death by her husband, "Mort," and her son, Brian Hays Scruggs.
She is survived by her sons, Thomas Morton Scruggs and Gary Alan Scruggs; her daughters-in-law, Melissa White Scruggs and Sandra Anderson Scruggs; her grandsons, T.J. Scruggs, Jeffrey Eugene Scruggs, and Nicholas Alan Scruggs; five cousins; and many beloved nieces, nephews, and friends.
Geraldine was a member of the Memphis Cactus Society, the Baptist Hospital Women's Auxiliary, and a longtime member of Laurelwood Community Church (formerly Eudora Baptist Church), where she served faithfully in many capacities. She enjoyed knitting for MFIA and Baptist Hospital and loved working jigsaw puzzles and find-a-word puzzles.
Geraldine will be laid to rest at Memorial Park Cemetery on June 15, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." — Psalm 23 (KJV)
"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." — Proverbs 3:5–6 (KJV)
"O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him." — Psalm 34:8 (KJV)
"Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass." — Psalm 37:3–5 (KJV)
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