Velda R. Scruggs' Obituary
Velda Rose Scruggs, 84, of Memphis, TN died on August 28, 2011. She has been lifted up to join Dillon, her husband, Annette Marie, her daughter, John David and Rose Cecelia Spiller, her father and mother. She leaves her daughters, Patricia Smith (T. Mike), Kathleen Owens (James), and Diane Wells; her sons, John Scruggs (Mary), Wayne Scruggs (Gloria), Dillon “Bud” Scruggs III, David Scruggs, Chris Scruggs, and James “Jimmy” Scruggs. She also leaves nineteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 5-8 on Thursday, September 1, 2011, with a rosary at 7 p.m. at Memorial Park Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Friday, September 2, 2011 at Church of the Holy Spirit with burial to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. She was a kind and loving woman that was always there for family and friends when they needed her most. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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