Obituary - Lincoln Evening Courier, 1 October 1928 A. C. SCROGGIN OF MT. PULASKI DIES The death of Alfred C. Scroggin, prominent and life-long resident of Mt. Pulaski, occurred at 11:55 o'clock Sunday morning at St. Clara's Hospital, where he had been a patient for the past sixteen months. He passed away at the advanced age of 86 years. Mr. Scroggin was the eldest son of L. K. and Lavina Buckles Scroggin, and was born on a farm near Mt. Pulaski May 14, 1842. In 1865, he was married to Miss Mary Francis Phillippe of Champaign County. They were the parents of three children: Nettie A., wife of W. E. Birks; Mary Francis, wife of B. H. Keck; and Oran O. Scroggin, all residing in Mt. Pulaski. These children, with seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren, and the following brothers and sisters, survive: T. A. Scroggin, Mt. Pulaski; Leonard Scroggin, Harrisburg, Ark.; Benjamin F. Scroggin, Oak, Neb.; Mrs. Susan Suttle, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Arminta Turley, Udall, Kas.; and Mrs. A. L. (Edna) Anderson of Lincoln. Mr. Scroggin was a member of the Christian Church and Masonic Lodge. With the exception of a few years in Champaign County, and Augustana, Kas., he made his home in Mt. Pulaski township. Farming and pure bred livestock breeding was his business during the active years of his life. In politics, he was a Democrat, serving his party on the Logan County Board of Supervisors for eight years. Since the death of his wife, decedent has been making his home with his daughter, Mrs. Birks, during the summer months, spending most of the winters in the south until his health began failing. Funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at the Christian Church in Mt. Pulaski, conducted by Rev. S. S. Reynolds. Burial will be in Steenbergen, south of Mt. Pulaski. The casket will remain at the Sheets Home until Tuesday afternoon, when it will be removed to the home of Mrs. Birks.