TUSCALOOSA | Gary Lee Scruggs, age 65, of Tuscaloosa, died March 7, 2015, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Tim Baumgarten officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park with Sunset Funeral Home, a Dignity Memorial Provider, directing. Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Paula Scruggs; parents, Thomas and Clara Scruggs; and brothers, Larry, Paul, and Kim Scruggs.
Survivors include his sons, Steven Scruggs (Jennifer) of Tuscaloosa, Andrew Sampsell (Miranda) of Northport, and Gary Sampsell (Sue) of Maryland; sisters, Lynn Gibson of Tuscaloosa, and Penny Clements (Mitchell) of Tuscaloosa; grandchild, Caleb Sampsell of Northport; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Gary was a devoted husband and father, as well as, a loyal friend and neighbor. He retired from the Geological Survey State Oil and Gas Board. He never met a stranger and enjoyed sharing his faith with anyone who would listen. Gary attended Northport Free Will Baptist Church, where he sang in the choir and taught Sunday school.
Pallbearers will be Mitchell Clements, Bucky Clements, BJ Elliot, Brooks Elliot, Whit Elliot, and Joseph Allen II.
Honorary pallbearer is his best friend Randall Gibson.
The family wishes to extend a special thanks to the staff of CVS Pharmacy on Rice Mine Rd, his friends at Heritage House Coffee & Tea, the doctors, nurses, and staff of the Lewis & Faye Manderson Cancer Center, Glen Haven Health & Rehab, and Hospice of West Alabama.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hospice of West Alabama.
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