Roger Scruggs Obituary, A Tribute to a Creative Soul

Publish date: 2024-05-06
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Roger Scruggs Obituary, Death Cause – On Tuesday, August 1, 2023, Roger Lee Scruggs, Jr., 52, of Appomattox passed away at home. He was April Lynn Hudson Scruggs’ husband.
He was the son of Marjorie Taylor Scruggs and Roger Scruggs, Sr., and was born on January 13, 1971, in Farmville. Lee worked as a sales representative for Appomattox Outdoor Gear. As the president of Appomattox Youth Sports, a Dixie Youth baseball umpire, and the commissioner of Appomattox Youth Sports Baseball and Basketball, Lee had a beneficial influence on the Appomattox neighborhood. Lee was a huge fan of the Appomattox Raiders, the Dallas Cowboys, and the New York Yankees.

He had been a UVA Cavalier fan all of his life, and when his niece Courtney started playing softball there, he became the biggest and proudest fan and uncle ever. Lee called numerous minor baseball games with a unique crew of umpires known as “The Blue Crew”. With his “DJ Doc Lee” services, Lee enhanced numerous occasions in Appomattox. He was an extremely proud father, uncle, and Peepaw. His grandchildren and children were everything to him. His four children, Corey Scruggs, Caylie Scruggs, Casey Scruggs, and Conner Scruggs, all of Appomattox, his granddaughter Mila Smith, whom he affectionately referred to as “Peepaw’s Girl,” his sister Jenny Scruggs Layne and her husband Bryan of Concord, his niece Courtney Layne,

and his lifelong friend Andre Royal, whom he regarded as his brother, survive him. Pastor Jonathan Watson will preside over the funeral ceremony at Bible Baptist Church on Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 2 p.m. There will be a burial after in the Prospect, Virginia, Olive Branch United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will host visitors on Saturday, August 5 from 5-7 pm at Robinson Funeral Home and at other times at the house. Please consider making a memorial donation to Appomattox Youth Sports at PO Box 761, Appomattox, VA 24522, if you desire to do so. The family is being looked after by Robinson Funeral Home and Crematory. You can send an online sympathy card by going to

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