Elinora Scruggs

Elinora Bernadina "Bunt" Scruggs, 80, of Chattanooga, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013. She was a longtime resident of Chattanooga and was of the Church of Christ faith. "Bunt" was retired from AT&T with 18 years of service.She was preceded in death by her husband, Marshall M. Scruggs; brothers, Marvin and Cecil McDowell; sisters, Ruby Helton and Dorothy Waters.Surviving relatives; sons, Jeff Scruggs and Gary (Adina) Scruggs, both of Hixson; sister, Wilma Hicks, of Chattanooga; grandchildren, Jessica Leigh (Ben) Stansberry, Natalie Faith, Kendall Mark, Jacob Lee, and Ian David Marshall Scruggs; several nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Al Kaschimer, officiating.The interment will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery.Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort to the family.The family suggests that any memorial contributions be made to the American Diabetes Association Knoxville Office, 900 E. Hill Ave., Suite 240 Knoxville, TN 37915.The family will receive friends 4-8 p.m. today at Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 East Brainerd Road.