Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthOct 29, 1925, Guilford County, North Carolina43,3, Hovey D. Scoggins ,496,470, Hovey Dolphus Scoggins
BurialWoodlawn(Blowing Rock) Cemetery, US 221 James Holshouser Jr Hwy, Blowing Rock, Watauga County, North Carolina3, Hovey D. Scoggins ,470, Hovey Dolphus Scoggins
OccupationBuilt And Operated Hillwinds Inn From 1969 - 19903, Hovey D. Scoggins 
EducationGraduate Of Elon College3, Hovey D. Scoggins 
ReligionMember Of Grace Lutheran Church, Boone, NC3, Hovey D. Scoggins 
FlagsUS Army, US Military, World War II
FatherCharles Lee SCOGGINS (1891-1968)
MotherMary Elizabeth POOLE (1896-1985)
Spouses
BirthMay 2, 1930, Guilford County, North Carolina43,496,3, Peggy Hoffman Scoggins,470, Peggy Lee Hoffman Scoggins
DeathDec 21, 2021, Watauga County, North Carolina3, Peggy Hoffman Scoggins,470, Peggy Lee Hoffman Scoggins
BurialWoodlawn Cemetery (Blowing Rock Cemetery), 6578 J E Holshouser Jr Hwy, Blowing Rock, North Carolina3, Peggy Hoffman Scoggins,470, Peggy Lee Hoffman Scoggins
FatherHarry Lee HOFFMAN (1906-1980)
MotherRuby Lee FERRELL (1910-2000)
MarriageFeb 3, 1951, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Hovey D. Scoggins ,496, 1949, Guilford county ?,3, Peggy Hoffman Scoggins
Obituary Online notes for Hovey Dolphus SCOGGINS
7/25/2004

OBITUARIES Hovey  D. Scoggins 
    BLOWING ROCK — Hovey  D. Scoggins , 78, of 286 Elliot Circle, died Friday, July 23, 2004.
    Mr. Scoggins  was born on October 29, 1925 in Guilford County, N.C. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend. He left home at the age of 17 to build Liberty Ships at Carolina Beach. During WWII he enlisted in the U.S. Army, served in the Signal Corps, and was stationed in India. After the war, he graduated from Elon College with a degree in business. Standard Oil of New Jersey employed him for 16 years. In 1969 he and his wife, Peggy, realized their dream and moved to Blowing Rock. They built and operated the Hillwinds Inn until 1990. Mr. Scoggins  was active through the years in the Blowing Rock American Legion, Boy Scouts, Blowing Rock Rotary Club and the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce.
    He was preceded in death by his parents, C. Lee and Elizabeth P. Scoggins ; two brothers, C. Robert Scoggins  and Gary H. Scoggins ; and two sisters, Hazel Scoggins  and Lucille Barber.
    Survivors include Peggy Hoffman Scoggins , his wife of 53 years; two daughter, Shawna S. Rhyne and Myra L. Scoggins ; two grandchildren, Adam and Emily Rhyne; and one sister, Frances Tyer.
    The family will receive friends Monday from Noon until 1:30 p.m., to be followed by a 2 p.m. funeral service at Grace Lutheran Church, Boone, N.C., where he was a member. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Blowing Rock.
    In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Crossnore School, 100 DAR Drive, Crossnore, N.C. 28657. 3, Hovey D. Scoggins 
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