Lyle Edgar Scroggin

Lyle Scroggin, 88, of Bristow, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Cedar Ridge Village in West Des Moines. A public visitation will be held Sunday, April 30, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Counsell Woodley Funeral Home in Allison. Funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 1, 2023, at St. James Lutheran Church in Allison. Lunch will be served in the St. James Lutheran Church fellowship hall immediately following the service. A graveside service will take place Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Rosehill Cemetery in Rockwell City, IA, at 11:00 a.m. A luncheon will be held following the graveside service at Immanual Lutheran Church, 3010 270th St, Rockwell City, IA. Counsell Woodley Funeral Home of Allison is caring for Lyle and his family. Lyle Edgar Scroggin was born June 18, 1934, in Rockwell City, Iowa to Glen and Lucille (Lee) Scroggin. Lyle attended and graduated from Rockwell City High School on May 27, 1953. Lyle worked for the Calhoun County Maintenance Department during summer vacations. After graduation, Lyle enlisted in the Army in November 1954 and spent over a year in Germany before being honorably discharged at Fort Ord, California, November 1957. Lyle married Norma Bahls on April 22, 1956, and 6 children were born to this union. Douglas Scroggin, Doreen Scroggin Brown, Darla Scroggin Moorman, Dana Scroggin, Dodd Scroggin, and Donald Scroggin. Lyle drove truck most of his life, starting as a teenager driving for his brother- in-law, Darwin Yates. Lyle was working for Mid-American Truck Lines and driving out of Waverly so they made the move to Bristow, Iowa to be closer to his job. Lyle retired with a 4 million mile safe driving award in 2000 after 40+ years of driving truck. Lyle is survived by his wife of 67 years, Norma, sons Douglas of Ewing, NJ, Dana (Karen) of Sioux City, IA, Dodd (Mary) of Hereford, TX and Donald (Kay) of Van Meter, IA, daughters Doreen of Kansas City. MO and Darla (Larry) of West Des Moines, IA, 21 grandchildren and 43 great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Glen and Lucille Scroggin, sister and brother-in-law Bettie and Darwin Yates, brother and sister-in-law Ronald and Jeanette Scroggin, father and mother-in-law Fred and Clara Bahls, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Frank and Mildred Hoare, and sister-in-law Viola Bahls.

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Lyle Edgar Scroggin

June 18, 1934 - April 27, 2023