Funeral service for Richard E. "R.E."Scruggs will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 17, 2019 in Hulen United Methodist Church, east of Lawton with Brantley Tillery, pastor officiating.

Burial will follow in Letitia Cemetery, east of Lawton under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home.

Richard E. "R.E." Scruggs, age 88, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at his home, southeast of Lawton.  He was born February 15, 1931 to Alexander Ivan and Fannie Belle (Kellings) Scruggs southeast of Lawton.  He married Ima Jean Privett on July 20, 1951 in Lawton.  She died February 27, 2018.  He attended Phillips School, southeast of Lawton through the eighth grade and graduated from Lawton High School in 1948.  Mr. Scruggs had worked as a machinist at Fort Sill at the airfield, DOL and DOE before retiring after thirty-one years of service.  He farmed southeast of Lawton his entire life.

Survivors include daughter, Cheryl Halbrooks, Lawton, son, Richard L. Scruggs and his wife Robin, Lawton and Cindy Young and her husband, Fred, east of Lawton; eight grandchildren and their spouses, Kent Halbrooks and Amanda, Lawton, Kayla Harris and Don, Fort Gratiot, Michigan, Krystal Dunn and Brian, Lawton, Nichole Lorenzen and Dustin, Lawton, Lamar Scruggs and Natasha, Lawton, Drew Young and Heather, Lawton, Megan Koch and Trae, Anadarko and Ryne Young, Dallas; Texas, twenty great-grandchildren, Jessica Halbrooks, Jackson Halbrooks, Jordan Halbrooks, Skylar Harris, Lacey Harris, Regan Harris, Kadance Harris, Keaton Harris, Kirstin Dunn, Abby Dunn, Brianna Dunn, Shelby Lorenzen, Sophie Lorenzen, Baylee Scruggs, Cohen Young, Hudson Young, Callum Young, Tripp Koch, Walker Koch and Kale Koch.  He is also survived by two brothers-in-law, Bob Privet and his wife, Marion, Yukon, Oklahoma and Bill Privett and his wife Shellee, Bridgeport, Texas, two sisters-in-law, Wilma Smith, Kingston, Oklahoma and Susan Phillips, Duncan, Oklahoma, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, four sisters, Lorene Scruggs, Fannie Belle Gibbs, Amanda French and Lola Monroe and two brothers, Marvin Scruggs and Alexander Scruggs.