Gwen “Gennie” Scroggins, age 94, of Washburn, Missouri, was called by God to help him watch over the farmers, ranchers’ cattle, and all of the children in the world, on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Roaring River Health & Rehab in Cassville, Missouri.
Gwen, daughter of John and Evalena (Reynolds) Brissey, was born in her paternal grandmother’s home in Tucumcari, New Mexico, on October 10, 1930. The Brissey family resided in Quay Valley and later moved to Tucumcari. During her teen years she belonged to the Horse Square Dancing Club. They performed at the Texas Governor’s Ball. In size she was the smallest, but her heart was extremely large. Following graduation from Tucumcari High School she attended Draughn Business School in Lubbock, Texas, which formed her career in bookkeeping. She first started at Worley Mills Feed Lots in Tucumcari. Following her move to this area in 1962, she worked as a bookkeeper at Southwest IV School District in Washburn and retired from the Purdy III School District. She often said she would work for free if she could work with her great friend, LouAnna Dodson. Gwen’s skills were reflected in her recordkeeping on the farm.
Gwen loved to go! In her later years, she looked forward to going out every Tuesday with friends, better known as The Fab Four. She enjoyed her vast collection of Farmall memorabilia and southwest pottery. Every day she could be out with her cattle was a wonderful day for her. Gwen was happy to help many people far and near. She will be greatly missed driving slowly down the road in her pickup or Gator. Gwen was a member of the Corinth Baptist Church in Cassville.
Survivors include her daughter, Nola Nickols, of Purdy, Missouri, her grandson Drew Nickols, and his wife Andrea; two great-grandsons, Owyn England and Garrett England, both of Washburn; Missouri; and several nieces and nephews in New Mexico and Texas.
In addition to her husband James, Gwen was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, two sisters, one niece, and one nephew.
Memorials may be made to Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter and entrusted to the White Funeral Home & Crematory.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, February 16, 2025, at White Funeral Home & Crematory in Cassville, with Pastor Donnie Spears and Pastor Glen Erwin officiating. Burial to follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter. The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until service time on Sunday.
Arrangements are under the direction of White Funeral Home & Crematory, Cassville, Missouri.
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