Hazael Scoggins Bruce

Hazael Scoggins Bruce



Hazael Scoggins Bruce, age 94, of St. Augustine, Fla., died on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at her residence.

She was born on August 16, 1914 in High Point, N.C. to the late Hubert Lee Scoggins and Hallie Matthews Scoggins.

Mrs. Bruce was a member of Christ Church in Gordonsville where she served on the Alter Guild. During her stay in Hyattsville, Md., she was a member of ECW and president of Hyattsville Women's Club. She enjoyed playing golf, Bridge and being host to her multitude of friends as they came by to visit.

She is survived by her two sons, William M. Bruce and his wife, Karen J. of Silver Spring, Md. and Robert G. Bruce and his wife, Angela F., of Highland, Md.; three grandchildren, Garnett R. Bruce, Matthew M. Bruce, and Andrea L. Bruce-Smith; three great-grandchildren, Emmaline Bruce, Ethan Bruce and Hunter Smith and one niece, Carla Butler.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of over 60 years, William Mercer Bruce, Sr. and her sister, Mary Schiller.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel, 850 Sperryville Pike, Culpeper, VA 22701.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2008 at Christ Episcopal Church in Gordonsville at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Richard Fichter, Jr. officiating.

Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Bruce's name to Christ Episcopal Church, PO Box 588 Gordonsville, VA 22942 and/or Community Hospice Foundation, 4266 Sunbeam Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32257.

An online guestbook is available at www.foundandsons.com Found and Sons Funeral Chapel of Culpeper is handling the arrangements.


This obituary was originally published in the Culpeper StarExponent.