George Scott Hoggle

Scott is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Otha and Maxine Hoggle, and his maternal grandparents, Levi and Frankie Mae Peeks, his aunt, Becky Hitt, mother-in-law, Marie Jennings, and father-in-law, Major Jennings.

He is survived by his spouse, Cathy J. Hoggle, his daughter, Hannah L. Hoggle, his son, Tyler C. Hoggle, and his parents, George Philip Hoggle and Helen Marie Peeks Hoggle.

George Scott Hoggle- to many, he was Scott, but to those closest to him, he was simply “Hogg”. He graduated with the Class of 1978 from Brookwood High School, where he proudly served as a pitcher on the baseball team. His 10th-grade English teacher said he was the sweetest teenager and a favorite student. To this day, she calls him “The Most Wonderful Man in the World”. Family and friends quickly came to know the truth of this statement. Scott spent weekends driving his ’55 Chevrolet around Coaling, visiting friends and sharing candy. He had a passion for Classic Hot Rods, Western shows, wrestling, baseball cards, and classic rock like ZZ Top. He loved to work on his pride and joy- his 1960 Studebaker Lark – always finding peace and purpose under the hood. For more than 30 years, he was a dedicated welder at Southeast Fabricators, pouring his skill and energy into his work to provide for the family he loved so deeply. His life may have been cut short by a Glioblastoma (GBM) brain tumor, but even in his final days, Scott’s selfless spirit never wavered. As Rocky best put it, “It ain’t about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done." That was Scott-tough, determined, and full of heart, no matter the odds.

Pallbearers will be George LeGrone, Rusty Youngblood, Bill Booker, Dennis Hoggle, Tyler Hoggle, Lynwood Taylor, Cooper Taylor, Parker Burroughs, Todd Burroughs, and Chad Burroughs.

Honorary pallbearers will be Jessica Spowart, owners, operators, and employees of Southeast Fabricators, Nancy Snider, Hazel Youngblood, Mark Davis, Joe Booker, John Nichols, Dr. Kevin Katona, Dr.James Markert, Dr. Louis Nabors, the Radiology and Nursing Staff at UAB Highlands, Hazlerig Salter Radiation Oncology Center, Amedisys Home Health and Hospice and the Class of 1978 Brookwood High School.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Glioblastoma Foundation online at glioblastomafoundation.org