~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, C&S/DL Capt. Billy Ray Scaggs
August 12, 1926 - February 14, 2020
News has reached our group with the passing
of Delta Golden Wings member retired C&S/Delta pilot Captain Billy Ray
Scaggs, age 93. Captain Scaggs joined Chicago
& Southern Air Lines 06-19-1952 and retired with Delta Air Lines in 1986,
based DFW his entire career. Widowed in
July of 2014 with the passing of his wife Patsy Sue, Captain Scaggs is survived
by his son Max (Beverly), his grand- and great grandchildren, plus many other dear
family members and friends.
To view the obituary online and share
memories please visit
https://www.leonardmarkerfuneral.com/m/obituaries/Billy-Scaggs/Memories
The obituary news article is also available at
The obituary news article is also available at
Perhaps the best contact for the family would
be c/o son Max, and per whitepages listing:
2768 Cub Lake Drive, Loveland CO
80538-8401…. (970) 541 8888
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary………..Billy Ray Scaggs
Services have been scheduled for 10:00
A.M. Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 in the Leonard & Marker Funeral Home Chapel.
Interment will follow in the Bixby Cemetery with military honors provided by
the United States Army.
Billy Ray Scaggs, retired Delta Airline
pilot, went to be with the Lord on February 14, 2020, at age 93 in Loveland,
Colorado. He was born August 12, 1926 in Collinsville, Oklahoma and graduated
from Will Rodgers High School in 1946. He was a veteran of WWII and served in
the Army Air Corp.
Bill first learned to fly in Tulsa,
Oklahoma and soloed off Harvey Young Field, at age 17. After the war he was a
flight instructor for Tulsa Flying Service and in 1951 worked as a flight
instructor for the Air Force in Columbus, Mississippi, giving cadets basic
training in the AT6.
In 1952, Bill went to work for Chicago
and Southern Airline which later merged with Delta Airline. He flew for Delta
for 34 years and retired as a Captain. During his life he logged over 29,000
hours of flight time in many types of aircraft.
Mr. Scaggs was preceded in death by and
his wife of 63 years, Patsy Sue (Hodges) Scaggs, his parents Richard Raymond
Scaggs and Agnes Stella (Blurton) Scaggs, his sister Alla May (Scaggs) Stanley
and infant brother Blever Lee Scaggs.
He is survived by his son, Clarence
Maxwell Scaggs and his wife Beverly Jean Scaggs, two grandchildren, Carrie
Michelle (Scaggs) Cooke and her husband Brian Cooke, and Kyle Maxwell Scaggs.
He has five great-grandchildren, Patrick Edward Cooke, Sean Michael Cooke, Kelly
Maureen Cooke, Zane Maxwell Scaggs and Benjamin Herron Scaggs. Bill was a
devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He will be greatly missed by his
family and all who knew him.
Leonard & Marker Chapel
6521 E. 151st St. P.O. Box 266
Bixby, OK, 74008
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Capt. Scaggs’ wife Patsy Sue Hodges Scaggs was born on June 7,
1929 in Henryetta, Oklahoma. She passed away on July 23, 2014. Burial was at
Bixby Cemetery attended by friends and family.
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