Thomas Wesley Scruggs Jr.

Thomas Wesley Scruggs, Jr., "Sonny", passed away peacefully on August 8, 2025. Sonny was a 1957 graduate of Christian Brothers High School and received both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Education from Memphis State University. He was an educator at heart with a career in teaching and administration that spanned over 30 years. He left indelible marks on students in the parochial schools, at Christian Brothers High School, and in the Memphis City School System. Many also knew him as "Coach" as he could be found on the football and track sidelines.

Sonny was an avid sports fan, a cast member of numerous local musical theater productions and a gracious dinner party host where he excelled in planning and preparing unforgettable meals. A connoisseur of barbecue, Sonny was a master of the smoker and a seeker of the perfect rib. He could be found tending the grill in his backyard or on the banks of the Mississippi River during the Memphis in May Barbeque Fest. Thomas "Sonny" Scruggs was a 2016 inductee to the Christian Brothers High School Hall of Fame. He was a member of The Highland Hundred and supported the Memphis Tiger Football Team all while cheering on his son who played fullback, Jeremy Scruggs. In his later years he completed the Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Program and thoroughly enjoyed time planting and harvesting in his backyard beds. He and his late wife, Janie Scruggs, traveled extensively with friends and created unforgettable memories.

Sonny was preceded in death by his first wife and the mother of his children, Judith Anderson Scruggs in 1989 and his second wife, Janie McGee Scruggs in 2022; his parents, Gladys Inez Scruggs & Thomas Wesley Scruggs, Sr.; his son, Jeremy Sean Scruggs; his brother, Kenneth Scruggs. He leaves behind his daughter, Wesley Anne Scruggs Wade (Matt); his brother, Danny Scruggs (Joyce); his nieces, Ashley Aldridge (Brad) and Amanda Diveley (Jim); his nephew, Marty Scruggs (Cathy) and four beautiful grandchildren, Andrew Wade, Anna Kate Wade, Adam Wade and Rose Vollmar.

Visitation be held at St. Michael Church 3867 Summer Avenue, Memphis, TN on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 9:00 and a funeral Mass will follow at 10:00. Interment will be at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 3700 North Germantown Parkway, Bartlett, TN.

Memorials may be made to Birthright of Memphis, 115 Alexander St., Memphis, TN, 38111 or at birthrightofmemphis.org.