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Natalie Scruggs

Female 1924 - 2011  (87 years)


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  • Name Natalie Scruggs 
    Birth 3 Feb 1924  Iuka, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Natalie S Berry  [1
    Death 21 Nov 2011  Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • HOUSTON - Natalie Scruggs Berry, 87, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, at her home in Houston.

      She was born Feb. 3, 1924, in Iuka to James Wiley Sr. and Carrie Mae Kelly Scruggs. She was the owner of Houston Florist for over 50 years and was joined in the business by her daughter, Susan, five years ago. In her younger years, she was very active in the community. She was a former president of Houston Jaycettes, a member of the Eastern Star, a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, a former member of the Pilot Club of Houston and she was a member of Chickasaw Development Foundation. She enjoyed painting, playing the piano and growing her African violets. She loved people, never met a stranger and had a zeal for life.

      Visitation is Wednesday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. services at Houston Funeral Home. Dr. Daniel Heeringa will officiate. Burial will be at Chickasaw Memorial Gardens in Houston.

      Survivors include her son, Tommy Berry (Lynn) of Cordova, Tenn.; daughters, Susan Pepper (Gregg) of Houston, Allyson Leitner (Lee) of Starkville; grandchildren, Brian Pepper (Danielle) of Madison, Kelli Pepper of New Orleans, La., Allie Phillips of Ingomar, and Tyler Phillips of Starkville; great-grandchildren, Olivia Kate and William Jude Pepper; and her very special neice, Debbie Scruggs Tollison of Hernando.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Clyde Allen "Shifty" Berry, who died exactly 20 years ago to the day; brothers, Thomas Hercul Scruggs and James Wiley Scruggs Jr.; and her beloved sister, Allie Mae Scruggs Anglin.

      Pallbearers are Gregg Pepper, Brian Pepper, Lee Leitner, Bob Chamblee, Jeff Chamblee, William B. Turman and James Neal.

      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or Sanctuary Home Hospice, P.O. Box 2177, Tupelo, MS 38803.

      Friends and family may leave a message at houstonfuneralhomems.com.
    Burial 23 Nov 2011  Chickasaw Memorial Gardens, Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I31518  tng Genealogy

    Father James Wiley Scruggs,   b. 27 Jun 1892   d. 20 May 1966, Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Carrie Mae Kelley,   b. 25 Oct 1900   d. 12 Jun 1972 (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F10956  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clyde Allen Berry,   b. 5 Oct 1921, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1991, Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F10958  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S344] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Record for Natalie S Berry
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=91448730&indiv=try
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=91448730&indiv=try

    2. [S122] FindaGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80818949
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80818949.
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80818949