Funeral services for Mr. John Martin Scoggins, Sr., age 96 of Manchester, will be conducted on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Farrar Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday prior to the service from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM. Mr. Scoggins passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at Horizon Health and Rehab.
Mr. Scoggins loved the Lord and was a faithful member of Trinity Baptist Church. Also, a member of the Civilian Conservation Core from 1939-1940. He was a United States Army veteran serving from 1942-1945. He was a lifetime member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. After retirement as a carpenter in 1977, John spent his time as a church volunteer, fishing and traveling.
Preceded in death by his parents, John William and Susan Ellaphair “Elle” Stevens Scoggins; his loving wife, Jennie V. Scoggins; sons, Kenneth Dudley, James Wayne Scoggins, Jerald Frederick Scoggins; brothers, Benjamin Franklin Scoggins, Claude Audrey Scoggins; sisters, Minnie Scoggins, Bertha Mae Hollingsworth, Ora Belle Hollingsworth, Gladys Clyde Clawson; granddaughter, Melody Fannin. Survived by his sons, Charles Dudley (Norma), John Martin Scoggins, Jr.(Sharon); grandchildren, Angela Dudley Davidson Floyd, Jennifer Dudley Testerman, Debbie Dudley, Chad Dudley, Byron Hirtzel, Mark Hirtzel, Joy Scoggins Klopfenstein, Jonathan Scoggins; great-grandchildren, Brittany Davidson, Matthew Wright, Zack Testerman; Brianna, Ashlyn, and Joseph Klopfenstein; Payson, and Braden Scoggins; nephew, Heyward Hollingsworth; nieces, Emaline Hollingsworth Jones, Margie Sue Hollingsworth Wynn, and others; a special adopted daughter, Theresa Reese.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hillcrest Baptist Church, 4361 Woodbury Hwy., Manchester, TN 37355.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Scoggins family.