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Margaret Scroggins Obituary
Sept. 13, 1936 - May 6, 2021
Margaret Joyce (Behringer) Scroggins, 84, passed away peacefully at Ellery Arbor Memory Care Facility in Colleyville, Texas, on Thursday, May 6, 2021. Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Monday, May 10, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 N. Robinson Dr., Waco with Rev. Phyllis Barren officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. The family will have visitation one hour prior to service beginning at 12 p.m., Monday.
Margaret was born September 13, 1936, in Mart, Texas, to Henry Alfred and Theresa Augusta Behringer. She graduated from Riesel High School in 1955 and pursued a career in banking and insurance. She spent most of her life in the Waco area with her husband, Wilbur (Joe) Scroggins, whom she married on June 8, 1957, at Grace Lutheran Church in Mart, Texas. She was a dedicated and loving mother to two daughters, Diane Lynn (Scroggins) Able and Cheryl Renee (Scroggins) Doty. Margaret spent most of her time caring for her family and working at several local banks. She regularly attended community and church organizations and enjoyed gardening.
In recent years, Margaret enjoyed dining out and playing dominoes with friends, as well as spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchild, who called her MeMe and MawMaw. She was also active in her church and donated her time making Braille bibles.
She will be greatly missed by her survivors. Margaret is survived by her husband, Wilbur (Joe) Scroggins; daughters, Diane Able and husband, Blake, Cheryl Doty and husband, Alan; grandchildren, Tye Doty and wife, Ashley, Kyle Doty and Amy, Tiffany McDougal and husband, Trevor and great-granddaughter, Charlotte, and Corey Able and Grace; numerous nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Theresa Behringer; and her brother, Leroy Behringer and wife, Barbara.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Margaret's name to the Alzheimer's Association. The website is as follows: act.alz.org donate.
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Nancy Starnes Glasscock
May 10, 2021
So sorry for your loss. I worked with Margaret years ago at Am. Amicable Life. She was a very kind person. RIP.
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