Billy Ray Scroggins

Funeral services for Billy Ray Scroggins will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, March 21, 2016 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Matthew Pagels officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 9:00 am until 11:00 am on March 21, 2016 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA. Billy Scroggins, 76 years of age, passed away March 16, 2016. Billy was born July 23, 1939 in Natchitoches, LA. He was a lifelong resident of Natchitoches, LA and barbered in town for almost 60 years. He loved music; cutting hair all week and playing the drums on the weekends was his specialty. He enjoyed watching all the old T.V. shows, such as Andy Griffith and Petticoat Junction, and enjoyed listening to the Doo Wop music of his era. He inspired those around him to be better than they were, and lived a primarily worry free life. He loved reading his Bible and talking to the Lord often, and always wore a smile. He leaves behind many friends at the Courtyard of Natchitoches who loved him and treated him as family. He will be missed. He is survived by his daughter, Jill Strickland and her fiance David Brown of Many, LA; his brother, Allen Prudhomme and wife Norma of Evergreen, CO; his sister, Jean Scroggins of Natchitoches, LA; his grandchildren, Dennis Janice, Brittney Gray Durr, Heather Moore, Gavin Scroggins, Colby Strickland and fiance Lacy Chirrenos, Aaron Strickland, Chastin Strickland and fiance Keith Cotton, and Chelsie Strickland and fiance Alex Fowler; and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gaddie Scroggins and Lucille McMills Scroggins Prudhomme; his son, Thomas Scroggins; his daughter, Elise Scroggins Janice; and his brother, Tommy Prudhomme. Those honored to serve as pallbearers will be Allen Prudhomme, David Brown, Keith Cotton, Alex Fowler, Dennis Janice, and Colby Strickland. Honorary pallbearers will be Dayton Brown and Aaron Strickland.